Importance of the cervical paraspinal muscles in postoperative patient-reported outcomes and maintenance of sagittal alignment after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Thomas CaffardArtine ArzaniBruno VernaVidushi TripathiErika ChiapparelliLukas SchönnagelJiaqi ZhuSamuel J MedinaSoji TaniGaston Camino-WillhuberAli E GuvenKrizia AmorosoEk Tsoon TanJohn A CarrinoJennifer ShueOliver DobrindtTimo ZippeliusDavid DaltonAndrew A SamaFederico P GirardiFrank P CammisaAlexander P HughesPublished in: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine (2024)
The findings highlight the importance of preoperative assessment of the cervical paraspinal muscle morphology as a predictor for patient-reported outcomes and maintenance of C2-7 SVA after ACDF.