Cervical orthosis does not improve postoperative pain following posterior cervical fusion: a randomized controlled trial.

Renan FernandesPatrick ThornleyJennifer C UrquhartAbdulmajeed AlahmariNasser AleneziSean KellyParham RasoulinejadSupriya SinghFawaz SiddiqiKevin GurrChris Bailey

Published in: 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 (2024)

Pain scores over the first 4 weeks after surgery were equivalent for patients undergoing multi-level PCF treated with or without a cervical orthosis. Our findings do not support the routine use of a postoperative cervical orthosis for postoperative pain control. Clinical Trials Registration Number NCT04308122, April 22, 2020.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
patients undergoing
clinical trial
chronic pain
pain management
clinical practice
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
open label