Demographic, Clinical, and Operative Factors Affecting Long-Term Revision Rates After Cervical Spine Arthrodesis

Conclusions:
Primary subaxial cervical spine arthrodeses had a probability of revision approaching 13% over a 16-year period, with elevated reoperation rates in patients undergoing anterior-only surgical procedures. Age, race, insurance status, surgical indication, and number of spinal levels included in the arthrodesis were also associated with reoperation risk.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - September 20, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Derman, P. B., Lampe, L. P., Hughes, A. P., Pan, T. J., Kueper, J., Girardi, F. P., Albert, T. J., Lyman, S. Tags: Spine Scientific Articles Source Type: research