Stand-Alone Anchored Spacer vs Anterior Plate Construct in the Management of Adjacent Segment Disease after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.
Osama AldahamshehAbduljabbar AlhammoudSereen HalayqehW Bradley JacobsKenneth C ThomasFred NichollsNathan EvaniewPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
Our meta-analysis demonstrated that both surgical techniques (APC and SAAS) are effective in treating ASDis. However, with low certainty of the evidence, considering patients are at high risk of dysphagia following revision cervical spine surgery SAAS may be the preferred choice.