Publications by authors named "Pierce Ferriter"
Study Design: Retrospective cohort.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the cervical levels fused and the degree of subsidence following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures.
Background: Subsidence following ACDF may worsen clinical outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- The study was designed as a retrospective cohort aimed at examining how overdistraction during cervical surgeries affects the subsidence of interbody cages.
- Conducted on 68 patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion from 2016 to 2021, the study assessed disc height at various time intervals to analyze the relationship between distraction and subsidence.
- Results indicated that both anterior and posterior disc space subsidence were positively associated with their respective distractions, highlighting a potential risk of subsidence due to excessive distraction during surgery.
Study Design: A retrospective database study of patients at an urban academic medical center undergoing an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) surgery between 2008 and 2019.
Objective: ACDF is one of the most common spinal procedures. Old age has been found to be a common risk factor for postoperative complications across a plethora of spine procedures.
Objective: Subsidence following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) may lead to disruptions of cervical alignment and lordosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of subsidence on segmental, regional, and global lordosis.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study performed between 2016-2021 at a single institution.