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September 10, 2025CureusOpen Access

Influence of Preoperative Cervical Spine Curvature in Postoperative Radiographic Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

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AGAshwin GhadiyaramWest Virginia University AKAsha KrishnakumarPrisma Health ASAndrew SchwiederEastern Virginia Medical School

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Retrospective analysis of outcomes in patients with cervical kyphosis or lordosis following ACDF, highlighting the influence on postoperative radiographic alignment.

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Postoperative improvements are evident in cervical alignment for patients with preoperative kyphosis, indicating the effectiveness of ACDF.
Kyphotic patients showed a significant net change in the C2-C6 Cobb angle of -8.956º postoperatively, while no significant change was observed in lordotic patients.
This retrospective study analyzed radiographic outcomes in 65 eligible patients who had ACDF post-surgery, with a follow-up of at least 1.5 years.
Future research should explore the relationship between preoperative alignment and clinical outcomes, including pain and functionality post-ACDF.

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Ghadiyaram et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b81f54b1d3bfb60ec4de https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.89497

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Retrospective analysis of outcomes in patients with cervical kyphosis or lordosis following ACDF, highlighting the influence on postoperative radiographic alignment.

Influence of Preoperative Cervical Spine Curvature in Postoperative Radiographic Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

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Influence of Preoperative Cervical Spine Curvature in Postoperative Radiographic Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

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