The efficacy and safety of ultrasonic bone scalpel for removing retrovertebral osteophytes in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A retrospective study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 80 - 7
• Main Authors: Yao, Zhi, Zhang, Shishuang, Liu, Weijun, Wei, Mengcheng, Fang, Weizhi, Li, Qingbo, Cai, Lei, Wang, Zhengkun, Zhou, Chuankun, Zhou, Yichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.01.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308; 692/699; Back surgery; Blood; Blood Loss, Surgical; Bone grafts; Cartilage; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Diskectomy - adverse effects; Diskectomy - methods; Hospitals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; multidisciplinary; Osteophyte - surgery; Osteophytes; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Skin & tissue grafts; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Fusion - methods; Statistical analysis; Trauma; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonics

In this study, we present a novel surgical method that utilizes the ultrasonic bone scalpel (UBS) for the removal of large retrovertebral osteophytes in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and evaluate its safety and efficacy in comparison to the traditional approach of using high-speed d...