Delayed versus Same-Day Second-Stage Cervical Spine Surgery
Background: Two-stage, anterior and posterior, cervical spine surgery is often utilized for complex spinal pathologies. The second stage may be performed on the same day or delayed to a separate day. A variety of considerations influence this decision, yet comprehensive and broad analyses examining predictors and outcomes of same-day versus delayed staging remain limited.
Authors
- Scott L. Zuckerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2951-2942)
- Omar Zakieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-3480)
- Alicia M. Hymel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-4147)
- Jacquelyn S. Pennings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-3205)
- James F. Bathon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4277-1696)
- Claudia Davidson
- Raymond J. Gardocki
- Julian G. Lugo-Pico
- Amir M. Abtahi
- Mitchell Bowers
- Byron F. Stephens
- Mason W. Young
Institutions
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Surgery and Related Research
- Published
- 2026-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2025-0335
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00