Longer Screws Decrease the Risk of Radiographic Pseudarthrosis Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Hani ChanbourGabriel A BendfeldtGraham W JohnsonKeyan PetersonRanbir AhluwaliaIyan YounusMichael LongoAmir M AbtahiByron F StephensHo-Joong KimPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
Longer screws taking up ≥75% of the vertebral body protected against radiographic pseudarthrosis at 1-year. Maximizing screw length in ACDF is an easily modifiable factor directly under the surgeon's control that may mitigate the risk of pseudarthrosis.