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February 16, 2026Military Medicine0 citations

Return to Duty Rates in Active-Duty Military Post Surgery: Minimally Invasive vs Open Procedures

Return to Duty Rates in Active-Duty Military: Comparing Minimally Invasive and Open Cervical Spine Surgery

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EGElder GrangerKAKaitlyn ArmstrongCFCorbit Franks

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Retrospective analysis reveals minimally invasive cervical spine surgery improves return-to-duty rates in military personnel, suggesting reduced recovery time and better outcomes.

Key Points

  • The study aims to compare return-to-duty rates between minimally invasive and open cervical spine surgeries in active-duty military personnel.
  • Retrospective examination of outcomes among 156 active-duty or reserve military patients
  • Comparison between outpatient minimally invasive cervical spine surgery and open surgery
  • Analysis included return-to-duty rates and patient-centric outcomes.
  • 77% of service members returned to duty in less than 1 month
  • 19% returned to duty in 1-2 months
  • 4% returned to duty between 2-3 months
  • Significant reductions in visual analog scale and neck disability index were reported

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Granger et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69926503eb1f82dc367a0e48https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag014
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