Overloaded vertebral body: a unique radiographic phenomenon following multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Chen, Shihao, Huang, Kangkang, Liu, Hao, Wu, Tingkui, He, Junbo, Yao, Minghe, Wang, Beiyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 18.11.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Back surgery; Bone surgery; Degenerative disc disease; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Overloaded vertebral body; Radiological outcomes; Range of motion; Spine (cervical); Statistical analysis; Stress concentration; Three-level surgery; Transplants & implants; Vertebrae

Purpose Because previous studies have not focused on postoperative cervical collapse, the purpose of the present study was to introduce the overloaded vertebral body (OVB) phenomenon following multilevel zero-profile anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) as well as to investigate its effect...