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SUBMITTER: Quadros DG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7154361 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Quadros Danilo G DG Guiroy Alfredo A Fontes Ricardo B V RBV
Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) 20200301 1
Cervical deformity, particularly kyphosis, is frequently encountered in surgical practice. While many cases are asymptomatic, some patients may have significant pain and disability. We provide a brief review of the pathophysiology of cervical deformity and the technical aspects of deformity correction in the cervical spine. Anterior techniques reviewed here include anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), anterior corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) and anterior osteotomy (ATO). Posterior techni ...[more]