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Clinical Outcome After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion and Cervical Total Disc Replacement

Germany80 participantsStarted 2011-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to examine the clinical outcome after anterior cervical decompression and fusion, and cervical disc prostheses in general. Additionally these two surgical methods for degenerative diseases of the cercival spine are analyzed comparatively in order to see whether one procedure should be preferred.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients who have to undergo surgery such as spondylodesis or disc prosthesis of the cervical spine because of degenerative diseases and who have been operated in the University Hospital of Bonn between 2011 and 2015. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under the age of 18 years * Pregnant women * Patients who are not willing to participate in the study * Patients unable to take part in the study because of any other known restriction or incompatibility

What they're measuring

Change in pain as assessed by VAS

Timeframe: Preoperative (baseline day 0), Follow up (24 months)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02498028

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Bonn

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-06

Contact for this trial

Robert Pflugmacher, PD Dr. med

robert.pflugmacher@ukb.uni-bonn.de

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