Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229, December 2006

Postarthrodesis Cervical Stenosis: Incidence, Etiology, and Surgical Options

  • Mark E. Wilcox, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
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  • Ross R. Moquin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY.
    • ,
  • Faheem A. Sandhu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Faheem A. Sandhu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, 7 PHC, Washington, DC 20007.

Cervical spine fusion is often complicated by adjacent segment disease necessitating repeat surgical intervention. Several theories exist as to the etiology of as well as the optimal approach to correcting residual or recurrent stenosis. Common options include repeat anterior cervical discectomy with fusion or posterior decompression by laminoplasty, laminectomy, or laminoforaminotomy with or without fusion.

Keywords: postarthrodesis stenosis, cervical fusion, adjacent segment disease

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PII: S1040-7383(06)00072-4

doi:10.1053/j.semss.2006.09.007

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229, December 2006

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