STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective case-control study. OBJECTIVES: The surgical approaches to cervicothoracic @entity3083 (CTSTB) were controversial. The aim of this research is to retrospectively compare the efficacy and feasibility of anterior-only (AO) approach, combined anterior and posterior (AP) surgeries, and posterior-only (PO) approach for the treatment of CTSTB. METHODS: AO approach was undertaken in 20 @entity1 (group A), AP fusion was carried out in 18 @entity1 (group B), and PO surgery was performed in 21 @entity1 (group C). Surgery duration, intraoperative @entity190 , length of hospitalization, neurological status, kyphosis angle correction, loss of correction, and complications of the three groups were compared. RESULTS: Three surgical approaches all improved the @entity85 and neurological function significantly (P   <   0.05). The mean loss of correction in group A in the final follow-up was higher than in groups B and C (P   <   0.05), and the difference between groups B and C was not significant (P   >   0.05). The mean operation time, @entity190 , and hospitalization days in group B were greater than in groups A and C. Complications were most prevalent in group A, more in group B, and the least in group C. CONCLUSION: The AO approach surgery should be limitedly used for severe CTSTB. The AP approach had got satisfactory clinical and radiographic outcomes, but with larger @entity130 and more complications, which should be reservedly performed for mild CTSTB. Compared to traditional surgery, PO surgery can significantly improve clinical results and obviously relieve @entity260 .

Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic XXXX : a retrospective case-control study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity3083 :: ('MESH:D014399', 'Disease') :: ['spinal tuberculosis'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['kyphosis deformity'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity3083 :: (MESH:D014399,Disease) :: ['spinal tuberculosis']
