Long-Term Risk of Subsequent Cervical Fusion After Endoscopic Versus Open Cervical Decompression.

Ryan Wang, Mohammed Rasheed, William Zeng, Alexander T Hong, Hannah Cho, Syed I Khalid, Ankit I Mehta

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Article in Global spine journal, 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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Ryan WangChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9681-4695

Mohammed RasheedChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL, USA.

William ZengKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Alexander T HongKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Hannah ChoKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Syed I KhalidDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4710-1688

Ankit I MehtaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6931-6095

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Abstract

Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectiveEndoscopic cervical decompression (ECD) has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to open cervical decompression, but large-scale comparative data evaluating short-term safety and long-term reoperation remain limited.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was performed using the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network for adults undergoing endoscopic or open cervical decompression. Thirty-day medical, surgical, and healthcare utilization outcomes were evaluated. Time-to-fusion was analyzed with Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards ratios.ResultsAfter matching, 17 251 ECD patients were included in each cohort. Thirty-day medical (2.8% vs 3.0%;

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conversion to fusionendoscopic cervical decompressionendoscopic spine surgerypostoperative outcomesreoperation

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PMID42059185

DOI10.1177/21925682261449159

PMCPMC13133003

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