Risk factors for non-fusion segment disease after anterior cervical spondylosis surgery: a retrospective study with long-term follow-up of 171 patients

Risk factors for non-fusion segment disease after anterior cervical spondylosis surgery: a retrospective study with long-term follow-up of 171 patients

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and causes of non-fusion segment disease (NFSD), both adjacent and non-adjacent to a fused segment, after anterior cervical arthrodesis. Methods This is a single-center study. Between January 1998 and January 2011, two su...

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Main Authors: Ziqiang Wang, Liangliang Zhou, Bin Lin, Keran Song, Qinghe Niu, Dongfeng Ren, Jiaguang Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Non-fusion segment disease
Anterior cervical arthrodesis
Cervical spondylosis
Adjacent segment disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0717-1

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