4 Statistics on Dysphagia After Posterior Cervical Surgery

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In a recent study published in Spine, researchers conducted a prospective comparative study to determine if dysphagia occurs only as a complication of anterior neck dissection or if it occurs as a complication of any type of cervical surgery. The study included 85 patients undergoing posterior cervical surgery.

Postoperatively the study found the occurrence of new dysphagia to be:
•    11 percent at two weeks
•    8 percent at six weeks
•    13 percent at 12 weeks
•    6 percent at 25 weeks

The researchers concluded that dysphagia can occur as a result of both anterior and posterior cervical surgery.

Authors of the study include Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD; Kristen Radcliff, MD; Jeffrey Rihn, MD; Loukas Koyonos, MD; Corey Clyde, MD; Gursukhman Sidhu, MBBS; Michael Fickes, MD; Alan Hilibrand, MD; and Todd Albert, MD.

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