Shoulder depression should be avoided during anterior cervical surgery to reduce postoperative C5 nerve root palsy – a prospective multicentric cohort study with 1,244 patients

Authors :: Ille, S
Krieg, SM
Floeth, FW
Wagner, A
Vajkoczy, P
Thomé, C
Siller, S
Maurer, S
Joedicke, A
Török, E
Stoffel, M
Eicker, SO
Richter, M
Meyer, B
Source :: 73. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Griechischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie; 20220529-20220601; Köln; DOCV038 /20220525/
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2022.
Abstract: Objective: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and cervical vertebral body replacement of (VBR) are associated with a relatively low rate of complications. Yet, C5 nerve root palsy (C5P) is a severe one, ranging from 3 to 15% of patients referring to current literature. Its pathogenesis [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Language :: English
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: 73. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Griechischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie; 20220529-20220601; Köln; DOCV038 /20220525/
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....2e75754f8e11021cb5c2d31e585b2d63
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.3205/22dgnc046

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