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Original Source: What Is the Incidence and Severity of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Surgery?
BACKGROUND: Existing studies suggest a relatively high incidence of dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF). The majority of these studies, however, are retrospective in nature and lack a control group. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We therefore (1) prospectively determined the incidence and severity of dysphagia after ACDF using lumbar decompression patients as a control group; and (2) determined which factors, if any, are associated with increased postoperative dysphagia. METHODS: Patients...
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Dysphagia not tied to post-anterior cervical op swelling
(HealthDay)—Although significant soft-tissue swelling can occur after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures, the width of the prevertebral soft-tissue swelling on radiographic an...
New dysphagia and medicines resource now live
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(HealthDay)—Patients seeing a spine surgeon are most influenced by low back pain intensity when considering whether to proceed with spinal fusion surgery, according to a study published in the Jan....
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(HealthDay)—Currently, there is no test available to reliably predict which patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) will achieve a good clinical outcome after spinal fusion surgery, according to t...
New online resource provides practical guidance on caring for patients with dysphagia
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Early dysphagia complicating anterior cervical spine surgery: incidence and risk factors.
BACKGROUND: Dysphagia is a common complication of anterior cervical spine surgery, and most of them occurred in the early postoperative period. This study aimed to determine the incidence of early dys...
The Role of C2-C7 and O-C2 Angle in the Development of Dysphagia After Cervical Spine Surgery.
Dysphagia is a known complication of cervical surgery and may be prolonged or occasionally serious. A previous study showed that dysphagia after occipitocervical fusion was caused by oropharyngeal ste...
Atlantoaxial malformation as a rare cause of dysphagia and snoring.
Abnormalities of the atlantoaxial spine are very rare variants. Bony outgrowths, osteophytes, clefts and aplasia may be misinterpreted as degenerative diseases. One patient presented with intermittent...
What Is the Incidence and Severity of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Surgery?
BACKGROUND: Existing studies suggest a relatively high incidence of dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF). The majority of these studies, however, are retrospective in natu...
In a retrospective cohort study we compared the clinical outcome and complications, including dysphagia, following anterior cervical fusion for the treatment of cervical spondylosis using either a zer...
