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ReviewGlobal spine journal2024

Stand-Alone Anchored Spacer vs Anterior Plate Construct in the Management of Adjacent Segment Disease after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.

Osama Aldahamsheh, Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Sereen Halayqeh, W Bradley Jacobs, Kenneth C Thomas, Fred Nicholls, Nathan Evaniew

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Review in Global spine journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Osama AldahamshehDivision of Orthopedic Surgery Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1903-4887
Abduljabbar AlhammoudDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5721-3029
Sereen HalayqehFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
W Bradley JacobsDivision of Orthopedic Surgery Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Kenneth C ThomasDivision of Orthopedic Surgery Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Fred NichollsDivision of Orthopedic Surgery Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Nathan EvaniewDivision of Orthopedic Surgery Spine Program, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1974-5224
University of Calgary · CAUniversity of Arizona · USUniversity of Jordan · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designSystematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of surgically treated adjacent segment disease (ASDis) following ACDF with either anterior plate construct (APC) or stand-alone anchored spacers (SAAS).

methodMultiple databases were searched until December 2022 for pertinent studies. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life outcomes [JOA, NDI, and VAS], whereas, the secondary outcomes included operative characteristics [estimated blood loss (EBL) and operative time (OT)], radiological outcomes [C2-C7 Cobb angle, disc height index (DHI) changes, fusion rate], and complications.

resultsA total of 5 studies were included, comprising 210 patients who had been surgically treated for cervical ASDis. Among them, 113 received APC, and 97 received SAAS. Postoperative dysphagia was significantly higher in the APC group [47% vs 11%, OR = 7.7, 95% CI = 3.1-18.9,

conclusionOur meta-analysis demonstrated that both surgical techniques (APC and SAAS) are effective in treating ASDis. However, with low certainty of the evidence, considering patients are at high risk of dysphagia following revision cervical spine surgery SAAS may be the preferred choice.

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adjacent segment diseaseanterior cervical discectomy and fusionanterior plate constructcervicalstand alone anchored spacer

Identifiers

PMID37705344
PMCPMC11192131
OpenAlexW4386726524

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