Dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion: Prevalence and risk factors from a longitudinal cohort study

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2564-2569

  Riley III, Lee H ^a   Skolasky, Richard L ^a   Albert, Todd J ^b   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b   Heller, John G ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal fusion; Cervical spine surgery; Complications; Dysphagia; Outcomes analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORALITY; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 27944480024     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000186317.86379.02     Document Type: Article

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