Comparison of dynamics of neurological disorders regression in postoperative period in patients with subaxial cervical spine injury depending on constructive fusion system type
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https://doi.org/10.25305/unj.120822Keywords:
cervical spine injury, ventral cervical spinal fusion, neurological disorders, vertebral body replacement implantAbstract
Introduction. Two types of constructive solutions for fusion of subaxial cervical spine traumatic injury are possible. The first is an independent combination of interbody implant and anterior plating, the second one is the single telescopic implant that combines both principles.
Objective. To analyze the dynamics of regression of neurological disorders in patients with subaxial cervical spine traumatic injury who underwent anterior decompression-fusion surgery with different constructive type of fixation.
Materials and methods. Clinical material was presented by 25 patients with subaxial cervical spine traumatic injury, divided into two groups depending on the type of fusion system used during the operation. The dynamics of neurological disorders recovery was assessed using the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury.
Results. The findings revealed a statistically significant difference in the intensity of neurological disorders recovery in patients at 3 and 6 months’ follow-up with a decisive advantage of single fusion system usage.
Conclusions. The usage of a telescopic implant for anterior interbody subaxial cervical fusion is clinically approved, since it indirectly provides more pronounced regression of neurological disorders.
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