2018
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy230
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Rate of Return to Military Active Duty After Single and 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A 4-Year Retrospective Review

Abstract: Both single and 2-level ACDFs have high overall success with an 88% rate of return to full duty.

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“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The transmanubrial approach is 5]. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] The ACDF is effective up to three levels with neurological improvement in 85%-95% of the patients. The post -operative complications include transient dysphagia, hoarsness of voice in upto 3% patients, adjacent segment disease in 10%, pseudoarthosis in 3% and CSF leak and wound hematoma in less than 0.5% patients.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The transmanubrial approach is 5]. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] The ACDF is effective up to three levels with neurological improvement in 85%-95% of the patients. The post -operative complications include transient dysphagia, hoarsness of voice in upto 3% patients, adjacent segment disease in 10%, pseudoarthosis in 3% and CSF leak and wound hematoma in less than 0.5% patients.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The additional removal of the uncinate process has a better outcome in the pain score of the arm. [36] Complications [Table 10] [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] The reoperation rates have been reported by up to 4% (Liu). The complications include dysphagia, hematoma, and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, which are generally transient, which improve from an immediate postoperative rate of 9.4%-3.4% after 3 months.…”
Section: Discectomymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The follow-up time of 12.3 months is similar to the follow-up of 9-14 months in previous return-to-duty studies. 5,[14][15][16] Note that the 12.3 months is the follow-up time with the neurosurgeon and does not reflect the follow-up with the flight surgeon who saw the pilot regularly. After the neurosurgeon recommended return to unrestricted active duty, the pilot would see the neurosurgeon only on referral from the flight surgeon or if there were hardware complications.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Спондилогенна шийна мієлопатія є частою причиною дисфункції спинного мозку у військовослужбовців [5,8]. Дана патологія не рідко супроводжується спастичним тетрапарезом і розладами тазових органів, що приречує пацієнтів на тривалу інвалідність [1].…”
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