| Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the cervical spine after anterior cervical decompression and fusion at an adjacent level: a preliminary report. | |
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PMID: 22124708 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: Development of adjacent segment degeneration following anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is still controversial, as adjacent-level kinematics is poorly understood. This study reports preliminary data from a high-accuracy 3D analysis technique developed for in vivo cervical kinematics. METHODS: From nine cervical spondylosis patients, four underwent single-level ACDF, and five underwent two-level ACDF using cylindrical titanium cage implant(s). Pre- and post-surgical CT scans were taken in flexion, neutral and extended positions, allowing us to compute segmental ranges of motion for rotation and translation, and 3D disc-height distributions. Differences in segmental motions and disc-height between fused and adjacent levels were analyzed with a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results are presented as mean ± SEM. RESULTS: The flexion/extension angular-ROM at the fusion level decreased after surgery (7.46 ± 1.17° vs. 3.14 ± 0.56°, p < 0.003). The flexion/extension angular-ROM at one caudal adjacent level to the fusion level (3.97 ± 1.29°) tended to be greater post-operatively (6.11 ± 1.44°, p = 0.074). Translation in the anterior-posterior direction during flexion/extension at the fusion level decreased after surgery (1.22 ± 0.20 mm vs. 0.32 ± 0.11 mm, p < 0.01). No differences were found in adjacent-level disc heights between both study time-points. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed increased segmental motion in flexion/extension angular-ROM at one level adjacent to ACDF. However, increases in the rotational angular-ROM were not statistically significant when cranial/caudal adjacent levels were analyzed separately. This preliminary study highlighted the capabilities of a 3D-kinematic analysis method to detect subtle changes in kinematics and disc height at the adjacent levels to ACDF. Thus, reliable evidence related to ACDF's influence on adjacent-level cervical kinematics can be collected. |
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Sadayoshi Watanabe; Nozomu Inoue; Tomonori Yamaguchi; Yoshitaka Hirano; Alejandro A Espinoza Orías; Shintaro Nishida; Yuichi Hirose; Junichi Mizuno |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-29 |
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Title: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society Volume: - ISSN: 1432-0932 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9301980 Medline TA: Eur Spine J Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Center for Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, 1-2-5 Satonomori, Iwanuma, Miyagi, 989-2483, Japan. |
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