STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE To examine the risk of undergoing another cervical spine surgery after single-level posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) and analyze the costs of such reoperations. METHODS Using the PearlDiver database, we created database algorithms to identify cohorts of patients who underwent single-level PCF and also had various reoperations of intere...

OBJECTIVE The anterior approach for multilevel CSM has been developed and obtained favorable outcomes. However, the operation difficulty, invasiveness and operative risks increase when multi-level involved. This study was to assess surgical parameters, complications, clinical and radiological outcomes in the treatment of 2-, 3- and 4-level CSM. METHODS A total of 248 patients with 2-, 3- or 4...

Study Design Retrospective population-based observational study. Objective To assess the growth of cervical spine surgery performed in an outpatient setting. Methods A retrospective study was conducted using the United States Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's State Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Databases for California, New York, Florida, and Maryland from 2005 to 2009. Current Proce...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of segmental anterior decompression and fusion for multilevel ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Data were collected from 23 patients with multilevel ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Average operative time and blood loss were 121 minutes and 201.6 mL, respectively. The Nurick score significantly decrease...

Background: Selecting the treatment of choice for multilevel cervical myelopathy remains a controversial issue. The most important factor in choosing a treatment method for patients with cervical myelopathy is the sagittal curvature and the site of compressive pathology. Methods: A total of 20 cases were available for the last 4 years with acceptable follow-up (f/u) of at least one year after s...