Do class III obese patients achieve similar outcomes and satisfaction to nonobese patients following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD study: Presented at the …

C Park, DA Bhowmick, CI Shaffrey, EF Bisson… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the rate of achievement of the minimal
clinically important difference (MCID) in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and satisfaction …

Biomechanical Analysis of Hybrid Artificial Discs or Zero-Profile Devices for Treating 1-Level Adjacent Segment Degeneration in ACDF Revision Surgery

W Liang, Y Yang, B Han, D Sun, P Yin, Y Hai - Neurospine, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Cervical hybrid surgery optimizes the use of cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) and
zero-profile (ZOP) devices in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) but lacks …

Beyond the Label: Extended Indications for Cervical Disc Arthroplasty

A Bay, ER Zhao, CT Kwas, CZ Simon… - Contemporary Spine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this review is to provide an updated overview of non-FDA-approved
applications of cervical disc arthroplasty, including the comparison with anterior cervical …

Cervical disc arthroplasty is safe across various obesity levels

M Singh, B Chanes, M Balmaceno-Criss, AH Daniels… - The Spine Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT As surgical indications for cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA)
continue to expand, a growing patient population is now becoming indicated for this …