Prone positioning in the elderly extends perioperative process times: a retrospective analysis.

Cervical bone fractures describe a predominant trauma in the elderly. With demographic change, prone patient positions might create further stress on personnel resources. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct an age-related analysis of pre- and intraoperative process times in patients with cervical fractures.

Results after the surgical treatment of anterior cervical hyperostosis causing dysphagia.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the outcome of a case series of patients with dysphagia resulting from diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) of the cervical spine who were treated surgically with resection and fusion.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed on all patients who presented (2005-2013) with complaints of dysphagia or respiratory compromise and who underwent anterior cervical osteophyte resection with fusion (polyether ether ketone cage and/or plate system) using an anterior approach. All patients were diagnosed with DISH and underwent preoperative esophageal and laryngoscopic examinations and a fluoroscopic swallowing study.