SynthesisEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2020
The role of cervical collar in functional restoration and fusion after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion without plating on single or double levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Support or constraint? A comprehensive analysis of postoperative cervical bracing practices: insights from the Italian society of neurosurgery (SINch) survey and a systematic review of the literature.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 · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with and without a cervical collar: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Early-stage fusion and bone morphology process in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a comparison of autografts and allografts via quantitative computed tomography-based three-dimensional reconstruction.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- The impact of surgeons' experience and practice on postoperative cervical collar use after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a cross-sectional survey in Heilongjiang province, China.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Editorial: Management of spine pathologies in geriatric patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Interscapular Pain after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Does Zygapophyseal Joints over Distraction Play a Role?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The influence of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery on cervical muscles and the correlation between related muscle changes and surgical efficacy.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Segmental Slope is a Predictor of Fusion Rate in Single Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Two-Level Corpectomy and Fusion vs. Three-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion without Plating: Long-Term Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Multicentric Retrospective Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeEven though the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is one of the most common spinal procedures, a consensus on the real need for prescribing a cervical collar (CC) after surgery is still missing. In fact, the role of external immobilization in decreasing non-fusion rate and implants displacement has not been clarified yet.
methodsThis study was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. Six different online medical databases were screened. Papers reporting the neck disability index (NDI), cervical range of motion (RoM) and fusion rate after ACDF without plating, on single or multiple levels, for cervical spondylosis were considered for eligibility.
resultsThere were no significant differences in terms of NDI scores at 2 weeks (WMD = 4.502; 95% CI - 5.953, 14.957; p = 0.399; I
conclusionsThe use of a CC after ACDF without plating on single or double levels for cervical spondylosis seems not supported by scientific evidence. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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