Anterior Fusion and Long-Term Cervical Mobility in Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Observational Study

This study investigates how cervical fusion, a surgery to stabilize the neck after a spinal cord injury, affects the range of motion in the neck. The research compares the neck mobility of patients who had this surgery with that of healthy adults to see how much the surgery limits movement. The findings help understand the challenges these patients face during rehabilitation and suggest ways to improve their therapy to address specific limitations in neck movement.

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  Fusion length and age were independently negatively correlated with the cervical range of motion.
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  Patients with traumatic SCI and intervertebral fusion suffer from significant impairment of mobility in different degrees of movement compared to healthy adults.
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  Rotation to the right was determined to be significantly higher in multi-level ACIF patients as opposed to combined approaches