The use of a new high-speed shielded curved drill is associated with improved intraoperative and clinical outcomes after cervical corpectomy and fusion procedures: a retrospective case series

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 364 - 10
• Main Authors: Peloza, John, Malone, Hani, Jacobian, Erel, Kolsky, Daniel E., Harel, Ran, Guyer, Richard D., Millgram, Michael A., Ashkenazi, Ely
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 17.05.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: ACCF; Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion; Back surgery; Bone removal; Central nervous system diseases; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Clinical outcomes; Corpectomy; Diskectomy - adverse effects; Diskectomy - methods; Drilling; Fusion; Humans; Ligaments; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Neck Pain - etiology; Neck Pain - surgery; Neurological complications; Orthopedics; Osteophyte; Osteophytes; Pain; Patients; Questionnaires; Range of motion; Retrospective Studies; Spinal cord; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Fusion - methods; Spondylosis - complications; Spondylosis - diagnostic imaging; Spondylosis - surgery; Surgeons; Treatment Outcome; Vertebrae; United States > US; Israel; Corpectomy; Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion; Osteophyte; ACCF; Fusion; Bone removal

Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) is an effective technique to address multi-level degenerative cervical myelopathy. However, as the number of surgical levels increases, the outcomes worsen with respect to complication rates, range of motion and length of surgery. This study aimed to de...