Surgical Results of Cervical Spondiloarthropathy

Wear and failure in inter-vertebral discs and facet joints with certain radiographical properties are called “cervical spondilosis”. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical results of neck spondiloarthrophaty. A cross-sectional study was done on 75 patients (40 male, 35 female) with neck spondiloarthropathy referring to two hospitals in Ardebil-Iran from 2008 to 2012. The mean age of patients was 52.3±14.4 years old. A part of data was extracted from patient’s files and another part was gathered by telephone call. The data was analyzed by statistical methods. Improvement of neurological symptoms and patient satisfaction were measured with “Visual analogue scale” (VAS) and Odom scale. The majority received anterior surgery and “cage” implantation (89.3%) and 8 (10.7%) of patients received posterior release and fusion. 43% of patients were highly satisfied. Maximum involvement level in 33 cases (44%) was C5- C6 level. High level of satisfaction and improvement in early stage is possible in cervical spondyloarthropathy surgery.