Comparison of Postoperative Opioid Use After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion or Posterior Cervical Fusion.
Yunsoo LeeTariq Ziad IssaMark J LambrechtsParker L BrushGregory R TociYashas C ReddySebastian I FrasJohn J ManganJose A CansecoMark KurdJeffrey A RihnIan David KayeAlan S HilibrandAlexander R VaccaroChristopher K KeplerGregory D SchroederPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2023)
PCF is initially more painful than ACDF but does not lead to persistent opioid use. Surgeons should optimize multimodal analgesia protocols to reduce long-term narcotic usage rather than change the surgical approach.Level of Evidence:III.