Reoperation rates after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus posterior cervical foraminotomy: A propensity-matched analysis

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1277-1283

  Lubelski, Daniel ^a,b   Healy, Andrew T ^a   Silverstein, Michael P ^a   Abdullah, Kalil G ^c   Thompson, Nicolas R ^a   Riew, K Daniel ^d   Steinmetz, Michael P ^e   Benzel, Edward C ^a,b   Mroz, Thomas E ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical radiculopathy; Foraminal stenosis; Posterior cervical foraminotomy; Propensity matching; Reoperation rates

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORAMINOTOMY; GENDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RACE; RADICULOPATHY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURGEON; TOBACCO USE; TREATMENT INDICATION; AGED; CERVICAL SPINE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FORAMINOTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930330162     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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