Esophageal Perforation: Immediate versus Delayed Repair Rahul Basho Alex Gitelman Jeffrey C. Wang In the United States, more than 500,000 anterior cervical discectomy and fusions were performed from 1990 to…
Postoperative Infection Andrew J. Schoenfeld Steven R. Garfin Christopher M. Bono In spite of an increased understanding regarding the use of perioperative antibiotics and advances in surgical techniques, postoperative infection…
Ophthalmologic Complications Related to Cervical Spine Surgery Geoffrey Kaung Usha R. Pinninti Robert A. Hart Ophthalmologic complications are rare but potentially devastating complications of cervical spine surgery. The reported incidence…
Complications of Total Disk Replacement Matthew N. Scott-Young Patients and payers are increasingly asking for objective and reliable outcome data. In this era of health care cost containment, they are…
BMPs in Cervical Spine Surgery Vikas V. Patel Sergiu Botolin Hyun Bae The true era of bone regenerative science began over 40 years ago with Dr. Marshall Urist’s experiments that…
Adjacent Segment Disease Krzysztof B. Siemionow Frank M. Phillips Cervical spinal procedures, such as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, generally yield excellent results in patients suffering from the effects of…
Dysphagia and Dysphonia Jung U. Yoo Jayme R. Hiratzka Postoperative dysphagia and dysphonia are well-recognized complications of anterior cervical spine surgery. While the majority of patients with postoperative dysphagia and…
Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injuries Nelson S. Saldua James S. Harrop The ultimate goal of spine surgeons is to provide the optimal care for their patients such that they can obtain…
Vertebral Artery Injury Alan H. Daniels Daniel K. Riew Robert A. Hart Iatrogenic vertebral artery (VA) injury is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of cervical spine surgery. When VA…
Postsurgical C5 Nerve Root Palsy Kurtus A. Dafford Robert A. Hart Postoperative C5 palsy is a well-known complication of ventral and dorsal decompressive surgery for cervical myelopathy. While involvement of…
