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ReviewActa neurochirurgica. Supplement2023

Lateral Approach to the Cervical Spine to Manage Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Radiculopathy.

S Chibbaro, J F Cornelius, C H Mallereau, M Bruneau, I Zaed, M Visocchi, R Maduri, J Todeschi, C Bruno, B George and 2 more

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Review in Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

S ChibbaroDepartment of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
J F CorneliusDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany.
C H MallereauDepartment of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
M BruneauDepartment of Neurosurgery, UZ Hospital Brussel, Jette, Belgium.
I ZaedDepartment of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
M VisocchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
R MaduriGenolier Spine Care Center, Swiss Medical Network, Genolier, Switzerland.
J TodeschiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
C BrunoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Andria Bonomo Hospital, Andria, Italy.
B GeorgeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lariboisiere University Hospital, Paris, France.
S FroelichDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lariboisiere University Hospital, Paris, France.
M GanauDepartment of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe cervical lateral approach can enlarge the spinal canal and foramen to achieve an effective neural decompression without needing spine stabilization. For this review, the authors' main objective was to illustrate the rationale, advantages, disadvantages, complications, and pitfalls of this technique, highlighting also areas for future development. MATERIALS AND

methodsA Medline via PubMed database search was carried out by using both keywords, namely "cervical oblique corpectomy," "multilevel oblique corpectomy and foraminotomy," and "lateral vertebrectomy," and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms from 1 January 1991, up to 31 December 2021.

resultsThe analyzed articles suggested that the use of such a technique has declined over time; only 29 clinical studies met all the inclusion criteria and were retained for data analysis, including 1200 patients undergoing such an approach for the management of degenerative cervical myelopathies (DCMs) or of radiculopathies. The main etiopathogeneses were cervical stenosis, degenerative disk disease, or a mix of them-78% of which had a favorable outcome; the most frequent complications were transient and permanent Horner syndrome in 13.6% and 9.2% of cases, respectively. Long-term stability was reported in 97% of patients.

conclusionMultilevel cervical oblique vertebrectomy and/or lateral foraminotomy allow wide neural structure decompression and optimal stability given that the physiological spinal motion is preserved.

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RadiculopathySpinal Cord DiseasesCervical VertebraeDatabases, FactualHumansNeckCervical spineDiscectomyLateral foraminotomyMyelopathyOblique corpectomyVertebral artery

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PMID38153490

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