ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DISCO-RADICULAR CONFLICT OF THE CERVICAL SPINE USING THE METHOD OF DISCECTOMY AND ANTERIOR INTERBODY FUSION FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD

Abstract

Background. Degenerative diseases of the cervical spine are an actual problem of modern health care and affect mainly patients of working age. Currently, there is no consensus on the choice of one or another method of anterior fixation of the cervical spine, and the results of such interventions are largely contradictory.


Aim: is to analyze the results of surgical treatment of patients with disco-radicular conflict (DRC) of the cervical spine using the method of discectomy and anterior spinal fusion for a four-year period.


Material and methods. The study included 105 patients with DRC of the cervical spine who underwent microsurgical discectomy with the installation of an interbody cage. Evaluation of the results was carried out by studying the neurological status and data of neuroimaging methods. To study the clinical efficacy were used: the index of the cervical spine (NDI); visual analogue scale (VAS); scales of postoperative outcomes of Macnab and Nurick, as well as analysis of complications. Dynamic evaluation was made in the period from 36 months to 60 months (median 48 months) after surgery.


Results. When analyzing the results of surgical treatment, there was a significant reduction in pain in the cervical spine from 47 mm to 22 mm on average (p=0,03), and in the upper extremities from an average of 58 mm to 23 mm (p=0,02). 48 months after the operation, positive dynamics in functional status was recorded from 64% (56; 78) to 18% (14;20) (p=0,01). Predominantly good and excellent outcomes on the Macnab scale were noted – 92% and objective improvement on the Nurick scale – 97%. Adverse effects were recorded in 4,5% of cases, significant degeneration of adjacent segments was diagnosed in 8 (7,5%) patients, while a full-fledged bone block was verified after 4 years in 97 (93%).


Conclusion. The method of anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion in the treatment of patients with DRC of the cervical spine allows to achieve good clinical and functional results in both early and late postoperative periods, with low risks of perioperative complications. 

Author Biographies

Андрей Андреевич Калинин, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia; Railway Clinical Hospital, Irkutsk, Russia

Kalinin Andrey A. – PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University, Neurosurgeon of the Neurosurgery Center, NUZ Road Clinical Hospital at st. Irkutsk-Passenger Russian Railways (Irkutsk, Russia), e-mail: andrei_doc_v@mail.ru, tel. + 73952638830. SPIN-code: 9707-8291, ORCID: 0000-0001-9039-9147

Баир Батоевич Санжин, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia

Sanzhin Bair B. – Resident of the Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University (Irkutsk, Russia), e-mail: bair-san@yandex.ru. SPIN code: none, ORCID: 0000-0002-2200-4956

Марат Амангелдиевич Алиев, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia

Aliyev Marat A. – Ph.D., doctoral candidate at the Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University (Irkutsk, Russia), e-mail: a.marat.a0903@mail.ru. SPIN code: 1138-9307, ORCID: 0000-0002-7676-1127

Бобур Рузбаевич Юсупов, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia

Yusupov Bobur R. – Postgraduate Student, Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University (Irkutsk, Russia), e-mail: yusupov_babur@mail.ru, ORCID: 0000-0001-9175-6871

Бахыт Мейхарамович Аглаков, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia

Aglakov Bakhyt Meykharamovich – Postgraduate Student, Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University (Irkutsk, Russia), e-mail: aglakov_jan@mail.ru, ORCID: 0000-0001-5458-0184

Валерий Владимирович Шепелев, Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russia

Shepelev Valery Vladimirovich – Ph.D., Doctoral Candidate of the Department of Neurosurgery and Innovative Medicine, Irkutsk State Medical University (Irkutsk, Russia), e-mail: shepelev.dok@mail.ru. SPIN code: 3287-8350, ORCID: 0000-0001-5135-8115.

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Published
2019-12-07
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КАЛИНИН, Андрей Андреевич et al. ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DISCO-RADICULAR CONFLICT OF THE CERVICAL SPINE USING THE METHOD OF DISCECTOMY AND ANTERIOR INTERBODY FUSION FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. Sibirskij Medicinskij Zurnal (Irkutsk) = Siberian Medical Journal (Irkutsk) 16+, [S.l.], v. 157, n. 2, p. 17-22, dec. 2019. ISSN 1815-7572. Available at: <http://smj.ismu.baikal.ru/index.php/osn/article/view/336>. Date accessed: 26 july 2026.
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