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. 2018 Apr 19;84(4):890–897. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy133

TABLE 4.

Summary of Operative Management.

Operative duration (min) 169.07 ± 69.59
Surgical approach
 Anterior 143 (74.09%)
 Posterior 46 (23.83%)
 Circumferential 3 (1.55%)
Surgical technique
 Anterior discectomy/fusion 140 (72.54%)
 Anterior corpectomy 29 (15.03%)
 Anterior fixation 110 (56.99%)
 Laminectomy 1 (0.52%)
 Laminectomy/Instrumented fusion 34 (17.62%)
 Laminoplasty 14 (7.25%)
Anterior grafting
 Autograft 21 (10.88%)
 Cage 38 (19.69%)
 Allograft 10 (5.18%)
 Synthetic 15 (7.77%)
Posterior grafting
 Autograft 22 (11.40%)
 Allograft 1 (0.52%)
Spinal level
 C1 0
 C2 7 (3.63%)
 C3 65 (33.68%)
 C4 118 (61.14%)
 C5 181 (93.78%)
 C6 176 (91.19%)
 C7 109 (56.48%)
No. of levels
 1 48 (24.87%)
 2 70 (36.27%)
 3+ 75 (38.86%)