Cervical Spine Deformity Correction Techniques

• DOI: 10.14245/ns.1938288.144
• Publication Date: 2019-09-26T22:03:18Z
• Authors: Alexander B. Dru; Dennis Timothy Lo...; Sasha Vaziri; Matthew Decker; Adam J. Polifka; W. Christopher Fox; Daniel J. Hoh
• Keywords: Kyphosis; Biomechanics; Neck pain; Surgical Planning

Cervical kyphotic deformity can be a debilitating condition with symptoms ranging from mechanical neck pain, radiculopathy, and myelopathy to impaired swallowing horizontal gaze. Surgical correction of cervical kyphosis has the potential halt progression neurological clinical deterioration even restore function. There are various operative approaches techniques. Choosing optimal strategy is predicated on fundamental understanding spine biomechanics. Preoperative characterization malalignment, assessment rigidity, defining postoperative radiographic objectives paramount formulating surgical plan that balances benefit morbidity. This review treatment provides an overview biomechanics kyphosis, classification, algorithm-based management, techniques, current outcome studies.