BACKGROUND: The efficacy of anterior fusion using zero-profile implant (Zero-P) in the surgical treatment of @entity179 was investigated through radiographic and clinical comparisons with existing treatments using autograft or allograft and anterior plating. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 130 @entity1 who underwent anterior decompression and fusion for @entity179 with a follow-up of at least 1   year were analyzed retrospectively. The cases were divided into three groups: autograft and plate (38 cases, group A), allograft and plate (44 cases, group B), and Zero-P (48 cases, group C). Maintenance of @entity1515 , extent of subsidence, and fusion were evaluated radiologically and compared among preoperative, postoperative, and final follow-up time points. In addition, changes in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and @entity16 ( @entity16 ) scores and the presence of complications were evaluated for clinical analysis. RESULTS: Operation time was significantly less in group C (p   =   0.007, 0.002). Maintenance of entire and segmental @entity1515 after surgery was better in groups A and B compared with group C (p   =   0.002, 0.001); however, the extent of loss of @entity1515 from the surgery to the final follow-up did not show any significant differences. Regarding the extent of subsidence, the increase of height between the vertebral bodies after the surgery was 3.10, 2.89, and 2.68   mm in group A, group B, and group C, respectively (p   =   0.14), and changed to   -   1.27,   -   2.41, and   -   1.2   mm at the final follow-up (p   =   0.012). VAS and @entity16 scores were improved from 7.2 to 3 and 34 to 12, respectively, but there were no significant differences. Nonunion occurred in two cases in both group B and group C. In terms of clinical complications, two cases of persistent donor site @entity158 were found in group A; one case of persistent @entity1282 was found in both group A and group B. CONCLUSION: Anterior cervical fusion using Zero-P has a shorter operation time and less subsidence compared with conventional surgical techniques. Thus it can be considered a useful technique for the surgical treatment of @entity179 .

Efficacy of Zero-Profile Implant in Anterior Fusion to Treat XXXX : Comparison with Techniques Using Bone Graft and Anterior Plating.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['Neurologic Disability Index', 'NDI'] @entity1515 :: ('MESH:D008141', 'Disease') :: ['lordosis'] @entity179 :: ('MESH:D019636', 'Disease') :: ['degenerative cervical spine disease', 'degenerative cervical disease'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia']
@entity179 :: (MESH:D019636,Disease) :: ['Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease']
