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25.08.2016 | Clinical Article - Spine

Cervical corpectomies: results of a survey and review of the literature on diagnosis, indications, and surgical technique

verfasst von: Sebastian Hartmann, Anja Tschugg, Jochen Obernauer, Sabrina Neururer, Ondra Petr, Claudius Thomé

Erschienen in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Ausgabe 10/2016

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Abstract

Objectives

Cervical corpectomy is an uncommon procedure and there are only limited data on the procedure’s indications, surgical approaches, and complications. The diagnosis, indications, surgical planning, and complications of cervical corpectomy were therefore surveyed to clarify the treatment strategies used by spinal surgeons in central Europe, with special attention to preoperative planning and decision-making for additional dorsal approaches in multilevel cases.

Materials and methods

An online survey with 18 questions on the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of cervical corpectomies was conducted. The relevant specialist societies in Germany and Austria provided 1137 contacts for surgeons, and the responses were compared with recent literature reports.

Results

In all, 302 surgeons (27 %) completed the survey, with wide variability in the treatment options offered. Most (51 %) perform fewer than five anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) procedures per year; 35 % do 5–20 per year. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) was preferred by 41 % of the participants to laminoplasty/laminectomy (19 %/16 %) and ACCF (12 %). Most indications for ACCF involved degenerative (27 %), traumatic (17 %), and neoplastic (20 %) conditions. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were mainly associated with hardware failure. One-third of the surgeons tend to use an additional dorsal approach to increase the corpectomy construct’s stability for either two-level or three-level corpectomies.

Conclusions

There is no current consensus in central Europe on the treatment of complex cervical disease and cervical corpectomy. The procedure is still rare, and the need for additional dorsal fixation is unclear. Further studies are needed in order to establish evidence-based standards for patient care.

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Titel: Cervical corpectomies: results of a survey and review of the literature on diagnosis, indications, and surgical technique
verfasst von: Sebastian Hartmann
Anja Tschugg
Jochen Obernauer
Sabrina Neururer
Ondra Petr
Claudius Thomé
Publikationsdatum: 25.08.2016
Verlag: Springer Vienna
Erschienen in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Ausgabe 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Elektronische ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2908-z

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