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Skip corpectomy and fusion (SCF) versus anterior controllable antedisplacement and fusion (ACAF): which is better for patients with multilevel cervical OPLL?

Bin ZhangJingchuan SunXiming XuJian-Gang ShiYongfei GuoKaiqiang SunHaisong YangYuan WangLe HuanXiaofei SunHaibo WangBing ZhengFangni ChenPeng Zhang
Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2019)
Surgical treatment of multilevel OPLL by SCF or ACAF showed no significant differences in clinical outcomes, with the exception of better NDI scores at final follow-up in ACAF. In addition, ACAF is better than SCF in terms of early bone graft fusion rate, lordotic curvature improvement, risk of CSF leakage.
Keyphrases
  • soft tissue
  • body composition
  • bone regeneration