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July 1, 1976Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Femoral-neck fractures in young adults

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Why the study?

Does the use of anterior cervical plates improve fusion rates and clinical results in patients undergoing anterior cervical decompression and fusion?

Population

Patients with cervical pathology undergoing anterior cervical decompression and fusion

Comparison

Anterior cervical plates vs Anterior cervical decompression and fusion…

Design

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Authors

RPRR ProtzmanWBWE Burkhalter

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Overview

May support anterior plating in multi-level cervical fusions; leaves open prospective validation of posterior augmentation thresholds.

Structured PICO

Does the use of anterior cervical plates improve fusion rates and clinical results in patients undergoing anterior cervical decompression and fusion?

P
Population
Patients with cervical pathology (e.g., cervical trauma, cervical spondylosis) undergoing anterior cervical decompression and fusion
I
Intervention
Anterior cervical plates (including dynamic plates)
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Comparator
Anterior cervical decompression and fusion without plate fixation
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Outcome
Fusion rates and clinical results

Anterior cervical plates improve fusion rates and clinical outcomes in multi-level cervical fusions, though complications like hardware failure and adjacent segment ossification remain.

Cite This Study

Protzman et al. (1976) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8975ece0083a7c2c433174https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-197658050-00020
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