Hannah A Levy, Zachariah W Pinter, Andrew Pumford, Harold I Salmons, Sarah Townsley, Konstantinos Katsos, Ryder Reed, Selby Chen, Kingsley Abode-Iyamah, H Gordon Deen, Michelle Clarke, Mohamad Bydon, Jeremy L Fogelson, Benjamin D Elder, Bradford Currier, Brett A Freedman, Ahmad N Nassr, Brian A Karamian, Arjun S Sebastian
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the C2 exposure technique was a predictor of change in cervical alignment and patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) after posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF) for degenerative indications. BACKGROUND: In PCDF handling of the C2 posterior paraspinal musculature during the operative approach varies by surgeon technique. To date, no studies have investigated whether maintenance of the upper cervical semispinalis cervicis attachments as compared with complete reflection of upper cervical paraspinal musculature from the posterior bony elements is associated with superior radiographic and clinical outcomes after PCDF...
April 10, 2024: Clinical Spine Surgery