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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026

Timing and predictors of in-hospital mortality after cervical fusion: A National Inpatient Sample study from 2016 to 2022.

Mitchell K Ng, Leonidas E Mastrokostas, Paul G Mastrokostas, Matthew W Xie, Anton J Cristofoli, Sean Inzerillo, Gregorio Baek, Abigail Razi, Afshin E Razi, Daniel R Fassett and 9 more

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Article in 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, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Mitchell K NgRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA. mitchng77@gmail.com.
Leonidas E MastrokostasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Paul G MastrokostasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA. pmastrokostas06@gmail.com.
Matthew W XieDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Anton J CristofoliDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Sean InzerilloDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Gregorio BaekRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Abigail RaziDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Afshin E RaziDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Daniel R FassettRothman Orthopaedic Institute, AdventHealth, Orlando, USA.
Andrew P AlvarezRothman Orthopaedic Institute, AdventHealth, Orlando, USA.
Ian David KayeRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Mark F KurdRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Thomas D ChaRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Jose A CansecoRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Alan S HilibrandRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Alexander R VaccaroRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Gregory D SchroederRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Christopher K KeplerRothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.

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Cervical fusionFrailtyMortalityNational inpatient samplePredictive modelingRisk factors

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PMID41632242

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