Researchers examined the MarketScan database on ACDF procedures performed 2006 to 2010 and found that perioperative complications were more common among multilevel procedures. Additional findings include:
• 30 days postoperatively, patients who received multilevel ACDF were 1.6 times more likely to undergo revision surgery.
• Two years postoperatively, single-level ACDF patients had a revision rate of 9.13 percent
• Two years postoperatively, multilevel ACDF patients had a 10.7 percent revision rate.
• Patients undergoing single-level ACDF reported higher rates of postoperative cervical epidural steroid injections.
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