Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes between Anterior and Posterior Approaches for Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database Analysis
database[Title] 2022-01-30
Summary:
CONCLUSIONS: In the largest analysis to date of CSM surgery data, significant baseline differences existed for patients undergoing anterior versus posterior surgery for CSM. After adjusting for these differences, patients undergoing anterior surgery were more likely to achieve clinically significant improvement in NDI at short- and long-term follow-up.