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[Outcome after cervical anterior fusion--a clinical study of 368 patients]
Aim:
The object of this study was to identify those factors with a direct influence on the treatment outcome of anterior cervical fusion. The clinical relevance of intervertebral cage subsidence in the course of disease is discussed.
Material And Methods:
In a prospective clinical study we followed up 368 patients with degenerative disease of the cervical spine one year after anterior fusion and cage implantation.
Results:
We found a statistically significant association between a good outcome and young adults with monosegmental fusion of the lower cervical spine.
Conclusions:
Early treatment of moderate degenerative cervical disc diseases using an intervertebral cage and anterior fusion leads to a good outcome. Subsidence of the cage does not correlate with a poor outcome.