ArticleNeurosurgical review2025
Anterior cervical trapezoid corpectomy and fusion (ACTCF): a novel technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Article in Neurosurgical review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Anterior Cervical Osteotomy: A Narrative Review and Proposal of a Mechanism-Based Decision Framework (The ACO Triad).Global spine journal · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
To describe a novel technique, namely, anterior cervical trapezoid corpectomy and fusion (ACTCF), and to research its initial clinical efficacy in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). A total of 30 patients with CSM who were admitted to the hospital and treated with the ACTCF between May and December 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The main surgical procedures include discectomy, trapezoidal osteotomy, pruning and replanting of autogenous bone, and implantation of cage. Relevant data, including patient sex, age, follow-up time, operative duration, postoperative complications, operative level, and osteotomy segment, were collected. Visual analog scale (VAS), Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores and Neck Disability Index (NDI) before surgery, immediately, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery were collected. The decompression and fusion outcomes were evaluated by X-ray and CT. Disc height of involved segment, C2-C7 cervical lordosis (C2-C7 CL) and sagittal segmental alignment (SSA) before surgery, immediately, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery were measured. All patients in this study had favorable outcomes and experienced no postoperative complications. The limbs and neurological symptoms of 30 patients improved significantly after the operation. The mean follow-up was 13.4 months. The VAS, JOA scores and NDI significantly improved at immediately, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery (p < 0.05). Disc height of involved segment, C2-C7 CL and SSA improved at immediately, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after surgery (p < 0.05). Radiographic review revealed no significant back plant settlement, and good fusion was observed at an early stage. For the treatment of CSM with cervical spinal stenosis, ACTCF may be a good alternative to traditional ACCF which can reduce complications, maintain intervertebral height, and accelerate fusion time.
Indexed as
Identifiers
39951238What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.