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ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2020

The Assessment of Paravertebral Ossification Progression After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Based on CT Images: A Long-term Follow-up.

Cheng Zeng, Wei Tian, Bo Liu, Mingxing Fan

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Article in Orthopaedic surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Risk factors for failure to achieve minimal clinically important difference following cervical disc replacement.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2023
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cheng ZengDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8004-4027
Wei TianDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Bo LiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mingxing FanDepartment of Spine Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China.
Peking University · CN

Funding

Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Mission Plan SML20150401Beijing scholars project
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study focused on the assessment of paravertebral ossification (PO) after cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) using computed tomography (CT) images.

methodsIn this retrospective study, 52 patients (from 2004 to 2010) who received CDA at a single center were included (32 males). Preoperative and follow-up X-ray and CT images of all patients who underwent single-level CDA were collected. PO from the C2/3 to C7/T1 in each patient was graded based on a CT grading system. Each segment was divided into operative level, adjacent level, or non-adjacent level. The McAfee' classification system was used to grade PO using X-ray plain film. The range of motion (ROM) and scores of neurological symptoms (Japanese Orthopaedic Association [JOA] score and Neck Disability Index [NDI]) at both preoperative and final follow-up time were acquired. Progression and classification of PO in each group was compared using the chi-square test. ROM between groups were compared using independent t-test. JOA score and NDI between groups were compared using Mann-Whitney U test.

resultsThe average follow-up time was 81.2 months. In comparison with the preoperative status, the progression of PO development in left and right areas (the Luschka joints areas) in the operative level groups was significantly more severe (area L,χ

conclusionHigh-grade PO was observed in the areas of the Luschka joints at the operative level after CDA, which was difficult to observe using X-ray plain film. The PO formation at adjacent segments was not significant.

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AdultCervical VertebraeDisability EvaluationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOssification, HeterotopicRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTotal Disc ReplacementCervical artificial disc replacementCervical disc arthroplastyCervical spineHeterotopic ossificationParavertebral ossification

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PMCPMC7767768
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