Retrospective analysis shows disc height loss in one-quarter of patients after cervical surgery for OPLL, pointing to risk factors like sagittal alignment.
Approximately one-quarter of patients developed significant IDH loss after posterior cervical surgery for OPLL. Larger cranio-cervical extension (C0-2 Cobb), OALL at C5/6, and absence of OPLL at C6 were associated with greater risk. Preoperative sagittal alignment and ossification patterns may help identify patients at risk for postoperative disc degeneration.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Qin et al. (2025) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: