Article Figures & Data
Tables
Category Variable Points Causes and presentation Disc diseaseCervical myelopathyCervical radiculopathy 3 Indications Unresponsive to conservative treatmentSingle-level or 2-level diseaseAge >18 y 3 Contraindications Axial neck pain as only ailmentSpondylosisDisc height <3 mmKyphotic deformity >15°Active infectionKnown malignancyInflammatory spondyloarthropathyAllergy to implant materialMetabolic bone disease 9 Benefits Maintenance of spinal motionRapid recoveryShorter hospital stayDecreased risk of ASD 4 Complications InfectionBleeding/hematomaDysphagiaDysphoniaEsophageal/tracheal injuryDural tearRecurrent laryngeal nerve injurySpinal nerve injurySpinal cord injuryASDImplant-related failuresHeterotopic ossification 12 Treatment options Conservative managementAnterior cervical discectomy and fusionPosterior laminoforaminotomyLaminoplastyLaminectomy with fusion 5 Surgical technique ApproachDiscectomyDecompressionInsertion of cervical disc replacement 4 40 points total ASD, adjacent segmental disease.
Criteria Description Authorship Author and contributor credentials and their affiliations should be provided. Attribution Clearly lists all copyright information and states references and sources for content. Currency Initial date of posted content and subsequent updates to content should be provided. Disclosure Conflicts of interest, funding, sponsorship, advertising, support, and video ownership should be fully disclosed. Grading Description of Quality 1 Poor quality; is unlikely of be to use for patient education. 2 Poor quality; is of limited use to patients because only some information is present. 3 Suboptimal quality and flow; is somewhat useful to patients; important topics are missing, some information is present. 4 Good quality and flow; useful to patients because most important topics are covered. 5 Excellent quality and flow; is highly useful to patients. Variable Mean SD Minimum Maximum Video duration, min 5.9 5.9 1.1 29 Views 73,785.3 391,662.7 323 2,781,849 Days since upload 1475.5 1177.6 232 4413 View ratio 31.0 105.3 0.3 747 Comments 11.6 21.6 0 108 Likes 252.2 1136.9 0 8084 Dislikes 30.5 172.3 0 1222 Like ratio 87.4 23.6 0 100 Video Power Index 27.6 91.7 0 649.6
In this issue
