KMID : 1141120190050020041
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The Nerve 2019 Volume.5 No. 2 p.41 ~ p.48
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The Effect of Bi-Cortical Screw Fixation for Subsidence and Cervical Alignment in Patients Undergoing Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
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Han Woong
Moon Byoung-Gwan Kim Deok-Ryeong Kim Jae-Hoon Kang Hee-In Kim Joo-Seung
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Abstract
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Objective: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a treatment for cervical degenerative disease. However, there are few in vivo or long-term data sets including complete graft consolidation. This study aimed to verify the validity of bi-cortical screw fixation in patients undergoing ACDF.
Methods: We enrolled 133 patients who underwent ACDF between February 2002 and March 2017. Patients were divided into the mono-cortical fixation group (group A) and bi-cortical fixation group (group B). Consecutive cervical radiography was performed. The end point of data collection was completion of fusion. We evaluated graft subsidence, the global cervical angle (C2-C7 Cobb¡¯s angle), and segmental angle (SA; index level Cobb¡¯s angle).
Results: There were no significant differences or surgical level between groups A and B (graft type p=0.292, surgical level p=0.065). However, types of plate were statistically different (plate type p-value=0.011), and the difference in subsidence between groups A and B was significant (group A, 3.946¡¾2.43mm; group B, 2.369¡¾1.96mm, p<0.001). In the logistic regression, bi-cortical screw fixation was found to be the most important factor contributing to subsidence reduction (¥â-coefficient, 1.002; odds ratio=2.725; p=0.012). There was a significant difference in the SA when fusion was achieved (group A, 2.14¡¾5.05¡Æ; group B, 4.84¡¾4.83¡Æ; p=0.002). The change in the SA (¥ÄSA) was significantly different between group A and group B (group A, ¥ÄSA -4.42¡¾4.04¡Æ; group B, ¥ÄSA -1.15¡¾3.64¡Æ; p=0.001).
Conclusion: Bi-cortical screw fixation in ACDF led to reduced graft subsidence and a less kyphotic SA change.
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KEYWORD
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Bone screws, Cervical vertebrae, Diskectomy, Spinal fusion
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