Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Anterior and Posterior Fusion Surgeries for K-line (-) Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Narihito NagoshiToshitaka YoshiiSatoru EgawaKenichiro SakaiKazuo KusanoShunji TsutsuiTakashi HiraiYu MatsukuraKanichiro WadaKeiichi KatsumiMasao KodaAtsushi KimuraTakeo FuruyaYasunori SatoSatoshi MakiNorihiro NishidaYukitaka NagamotoYasushi OshimaKei AndoHiroaki NakashimaMasahiko TakahataKanji MoriHideaki NakajimaKazuma MurataMasayuki MiyagiTakashi KaitoKei YamadaTomohiro BannoSatoshi KatoTetsuro OhbaHiroshi MoridairaShunsuke FujibayashiHiroyuki KatohHaruo KannoKota WatanabeHiroshi TaneichiShiro ImagamaYoshiharu KawaguchiKatsushi TakeshitaMasaya NakamuraMorio MatsumotoMasashi YamazakiPublished in: Spine (2023)
Clinical improvement was comparable between anterior and posterior fusion surgeries for patients with K-line (-) OPLL. The ideal surgical approach should be informed based on the balance between the surgeon's technical preference and the risk of complications.
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