Neurologic complications of anterior cervical interbody fusion.
Questionnaires regarding the neurologic complications of anterior cervical fusion were sent to 1358 neurosurgeons in 1974. There were 704 replies describing a total of 82,114 cases. Three hundred eleven major neurologic complications were reported in the entire series, including myelopathy. In addition, 70 detailed case reports were appended to the replies, making a separate analysis possible. Incidence of complications versus series size was tabulated.
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots