Hyoid position as a novel predictive marker for postoperative dysphagia and dysphonia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Yushi HoshinoIchiro OkanoErika ChiapparelliStephan N SalzmannCourtney Ortiz MillerJennifer ShueAndrew A SamaFrank P CammisaFederico P GirardiAlexander P Hughes

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 (2020)

We introduce a novel potential predictive marker for PDD after ACDF. Our results suggest that HVD can be utilized for the risk assessment of PDD, especially in PVST unmeasurable cases, which accounts for over 10% of ACDF patients.

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risk assessment
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chronic kidney disease
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prognostic factors
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