The Presence of Thyroid Cartilage at the Surgical Level Reduces Early Dysphagia after Single-Level Anterior Cervical Surgery: A Retrospective Study

The Presence of Thyroid Cartilage at the Surgical Level Reduces Early Dysphagia after Single-Level Anterior Cervical Surgery: A Retrospective Study

Background: Early dysphagia is a frequent complication of anterior cervical (AC) spine surgery. However, there are no reports that have discussed the correlation between early dysphagia and the positional relationship between thyroid cartilage and the surgical level. Methods: We retrospectively enro...

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Main Authors: Yingzhao Yan, Congcong Wu, Congan Huang, Zengjie Zhang, Jianle Wang, Aimin Wu, Xiangyang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
spine
thyroid cartilage
single-level
early dysphagia
cricoid cartilage
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2018.1520939

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2018.1520939

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