ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2015
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion in the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: systematic review and a meta-analysis.
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- Quality assessment of systematic reviews of surgical treatment of cervical spine degenerative diseases: an overview.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2022Pooled it
- 3D-printed spine surgery implants: a systematic review of the efficacy and clinical safety profile of patient-specific and off-the-shelf devices.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Pooled it
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus hybrid surgery in multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
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- A prospective randomized trial comparing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus plate-only open-door laminoplasty for the treatment of spinal stenosis in degenerative diseases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017Trial
- Anterior Cervical Osteotomy: A Narrative Review and Proposal of a Mechanism-Based Decision Framework (The ACO Triad).Global spine journal · 2026Review
- Neurological and Biomechanical Evaluation of 72 Patients with Degenerative Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy at 3, 6, and 12 Months Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Anterior cervical trapezoid corpectomy and fusion (ACTCF): a novel technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Management Considerations for Cervical Corpectomy: Updated Indications and Future Directions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The use of a new high-speed shielded curved drill is associated with improved intraoperative and clinical outcomes after cervical corpectomy and fusion procedures: a retrospective case series.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Comparison of Two Anterior Reconstructive Techniques in the Treatment of 3-Level and 4 Level Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Meta-analysis of Last Decade.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Descriptive Analysis of 1972 Cervical Corpectomy Patients and 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- The Utility of Cervical Spine Bracing As a Postoperative Adjunct to Multilevel Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- Anterior Surgical Techniques for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations.Neurospine · 2019Article
- 3-dimensional printing for anterior cervical surgery: a review.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2018Review
- Degenerative cervical myelopathy.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo date, the decision to treat multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) remains controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively determine the efficacy of ACDF and ACCF in the treatment of multilevel CSM.
methodsWe searched several databases for related research articles published in English or Chinese. We extracted and assessed the data independently. We determined the pooled data, data heterogeneity, and overall effect, respectively.
resultsWe identified 15 eligible studies with 1,368 patients. We found that blood loss and numbers of complications during surgery in ACDF were significantly less that in ACCF; however, other clinical outcomes, such as operation time, bone fusion failure, post Japanese Orthopedic Association scores, recovery rates, and visual analog scale scores between ACDF and ACCF with multilevel CSM were not significantly different.
conclusionOur results strongly suggest that surgical treatments of multilevel CSM are similar in terms of most clinical outcomes using ACDF or ACCF.
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