STABILIZATION OF THE CERVICAL DISC HERNIATION WITH THE ANTERIOR PLATE

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OBJECTIVE: In this study; results of clinical and radiologic follow-up of patients who had single- level cervical disc herniation and applyed fusion with anterior short-segment plate-screw after discectomy were evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 44 patients who underwent anterior plate-screw stabilization after single level discectomy performed in Department of Neurosurgery in Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Faculty of Medicine were scanned from the hospital data processing system and patient files between 01.01.2015 and 31.12.2017. Patients followed for at least 1 year were evaluated clinically and radiologically by cervical dynamic x-ray. RESULTS: As a result of the research, file information of 44 patients was reached. Patients were evaluated clinically and radiologically. The location where the surgery was performed the most in 20 patients was C6-7 (45%). The most common symptom was unilateral arm pain. Seventy-two percent of the patients (32 patients) were found to have received a physical therapy program. As a result of the treatment, complaints of 34 patients were completely resolved. No kyphotic angulation or graft collapse was observed in the radiological follow-ups of the patients. CONCLUSIONS: In the treatment of the cervical disc herniation, good results were obtained in the one year follow-up of plate and fusion procedurs after microsurgical microdiscectomy with good evaluation before operation.

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Cervical Microdiscectomy , Kyphotic Angulation , Anterior Stabilization

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