Table 3.
Anterior cervical foraminotomy series reported in literature
| Series (year) | No. of patients | Length of FU (mo) | Neurological complication | Other complicationsa) | Overall good clinical outcome (at FU %) | Reoperation rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the index level | At the adjacent level | ||||||
| Johnson et al. [15] (2000) | 21 | 36 | 4.7 (1/21) | NA | 85 | 9.5 (2/21) | 4.7 (1/21) |
| Jho [5] (2002) | 104 | 74 | 4.0 (3/74) | 1.3 (1/74) | 99 | 1.3 (1/74) | 2.7 (2/74) |
| Saringer et al. [12] (2002) | 34 | 17 | 8.8 (3/34) | NA | 97 | 2.9 (1/34) | NA |
| Hacker and Miller [16] (2003) | 23 | 24 | NA | 4.3 (1/23) | 52.1 | 6 (6/23) | 4.3 (1/23) |
| Koc et al. [13] (2004) | 19 | 36 | 5.2 (1/19) | NA | 89.4 | 5.2 (1/19) | NA |
| Lee et al. [11] (2006) | 13 | 25 | NA | NA | 84.6 | NA | NA |
| Choi et al. [22] (2007) | 20 | 12 | 1 (2/20) | NA | 92.8 | NA | NA |
| Umebayashi et al. [21] (2013) | 35 | 84 | NA | NA | 94.2 | 8.5 (3/35) | 2.9 (1/35) |
| Park et al. [8] (2013) | 44 | 84 | 15 (7/44) | NA | 94 | NA | 4.5 (2/44) |
| Kim et al. [6] (2019) | 40 | 49.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Maduri et al. (2020, present study) | 43 | 120 | 4.7 (2/43) | NA | 93.4 | 2.3 (1/43) | 2.3 (1/43) |
Values are presented as number or % (number/total number), unless otherwise stated.
FU, follow-up; NA, not available.
a)
Cervical hematoma, infection, long-term neck pain, and general medical complications (pulmonary embolism, cerebral infarction).