SynthesisBMC musculoskeletal disorders2015
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion may be more effective than anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Quality assessment of systematic reviews of surgical treatment of cervical spine degenerative diseases: an overview.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2022Pooled it
- Incidence of dysphagia of zero-profile spacer versus cage-plate after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Comparison of laminectomy and fusion vs laminoplasty in the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Mobile-Based Digital Rehabilitation Program for Patients After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Case Report: Concurrent esophageal and spinal cord compression in cervical spondylosis: integrated anterior osteophytectomy and zero-profile ACDF for dual pathology decompression.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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- Is Anterior Trans-Intervertebral Space Decompression Important in Treating Cervical Spondylosis with Severe Intervertebral Space Narrowing? A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Risk Factors and Radiologic Changes in Subsidence after Single-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy: A Minimum Follow-Up of 2 Years.Korean journal of neurotrauma · 2021Article
- A novel anatomic titanium mesh cage for reducing the subsidence rate after anterior cervical corpectomy: a finite element study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Early Recurrent Symptoms After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Done for Myelopathy.International journal of spine surgery · 2021Article
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- Descriptive Analysis of 1972 Cervical Corpectomy Patients and 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes.International journal of spine surgery · 2020Article
- Plasma VDBP, 25(OH)D, and GSH levels predict surgical outcome in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion versus discectomy and fusion for the treatment of two-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy: analysis of sagittal balance and axial symptoms.International orthopaedics · 2018Article
- [Spondylotic cervical myelopathy : Indication of surgical treatment].Der Orthopade · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis meta-analysis explored the efficacy and safety of anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) comparing to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients.
methodsSeveral electronic databases were searched combined with manually searching. Thirteen randomized controlled studies were enrolled with 1,062 CSM patients, including 468 patients and 594 patients in the in the ACCF and ACDF group, respectively. The meta-analysis was then performed using the STATA 12.0 software. Crude standard mean difference (SMD) or odds ratio (OR) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.
resultsOur meta-analysis results revealed that CSM patients in ACDF group showed less blood loss than those in ACCF group (SMD = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.03 ~ 1.39, P < 0.001). The operation time of CSM patients in the ACDF group was also obviously shorter than those in ACCF group (SMD = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.23 ~ 0.57, P < 0.001). Furthermore, CSM patients in ACDF group had shorter hospital time than those in ACCF group (SMD = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.21 ~ 0.69, P < 0.001).
conclusionOur findings provide empirical evidence that ACDF may be more effective than ACCF for CSM treatment.
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