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Herniated Discs at the Cervicothoracic Junction.

Authors
 Dal-Sung Ryu  ;  Ho-Kyu Paik  ;  Sang-Soak Ahn  ;  Kyung-Hyun Kim  ;  Dong-Kyu Chin  ;  Keun-Su Kim  ;  Yong-Eun Cho  ;  Sung-Uk Kuh 
Citation
 WORLD NEUROSURGERY, Vol.118 : e651-e658, 2018 
Journal Title
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
ISSN
 1878-8750 
Issue Date
2018
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Cervical Vertebrae/surgery* ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc/surgery ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration/pathology ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration/surgery* ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement/pathology ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement/surgery* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck/surgery* ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Postoperative Complications/surgery ; Radiography/methods ; Thoracic Vertebrae/surgery*
Keywords
C7–T1 herniation ; Cervicothoracic junction ; Intervertebral disc herniation ; Spinal fusion
Abstract
BACKGROUND:

Disc herniations at the cervicothoracic junction (C7-T1 level) are unusual, and there have only been a few studies of patients with herniated C7-T1 discs. In addition, previous studies did not focus on the mechanism and causes of solitary cervicothoracic junction disc herniation. The authors investigated the characteristics, symptom duration, clinical course, and biomechanics of cervicothoracic junction disc herniation by comparing patients with C7-T1 disc herniation (C7-T1 group) with control groups.

METHODS:

Thirty-six patients who underwent solitary C7-T1 single-level disc surgery between 2006 and 2015 were included. For radiographic comparison, patients in a herniated C5-C6 disc group and the healthy control group were cohort matched.

RESULTS:

In the C7-T1 group, the disc herniation mainly occurred in the foraminal space (P < 0.0001). The C7-T1 group was significantly associated with a history of trauma (P < 0.0001). In addition, the cervical vertebral body was more readily observed on plain lateral radiographs in the C7-T1 group (7.36 ± 0.068). Patients in the C5-C6 group tended to have the sternal notch more frequently located above the T2-T3 disc space than other groups (P = 0.014).

CONCLUSIONS:

C7-T1 disc herniation demonstrates unique characteristics. Understanding the features of disc herniation at the cervicothoracic junction would be helpful for optimal care.
Full Text
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878875018314931
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.017
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurosurgery (신경외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kuh, Sung Uk(구성욱) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-3209
Kim, Kyung Hyun(김경현)
Kim, Keun Su(김근수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3384-5638
Paik, Ho Kyu(백호규)
Cho, Yong Eun(조용은) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9815-2720
Chin, Dong Kyu(진동규) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9835-9294
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/165278
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