Neurospine.
2019 Sep;16(3):408-420. 10.14245/ns.1938250.125.
Anterior Surgical Techniques for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations
- Deora H
- Kim SH
- Behari S
- Rudrappa S
- Rajshekhar V
- Zileli M
- Parthiban
- World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Spine Committee
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea. sean1049@gmail.com
- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India.
- 4Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
- 5Department of Neurosurgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
- 6Department of Neurosurgery, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- KMID: 2463559
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14245/ns.1938250.125
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This study was performed to review the literature and to present the most up-to-date information and recommendations on the indications, complications, and success rate of anterior surgical techniques for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). The commonly performed anterior surgical procedures are multiple-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion and its variants (skip corpectomy and hybrid surgery), and oblique corpectomy without fusion.
METHODS
A comprehensive literature search and analysis were performed using MEDLINE (PubMed), the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, and the Web of Science for peer-reviewed articles published in English during the last 10 years.
RESULTS
Corpectomy is mandated for ventral compression of fewer than 3 vertebral segments where single-level disc and osteophyte excision is inadequate to decompress the cord. Endoscopic or oblique partial corpectomy improves the sagittal canal diameter by 67% and obviates the need for an additional bone graft procedure.
CONCLUSION
The indications of anterior surgery in patients with CSM include a straightened or kyphotic spine with a compression level lower than 3. With an appropriate choice of implants and meticulous surgical technique, surgical complications can be seen only rarely. Improvements after anterior surgery for CSM have been reported in 70% to 80% of patients.
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