Abstract
Cervical myelopathy is multifactorial disease that can lead to many dysfunctions.
Surgical treatment is believed to be the best healing choice. The authors searched
the published data on Medline on this subject and found a difference between the neurosurgeons
and orthopaedics on the topic of anterior corpectomy for cervical myelopathy. The
difference between the orthopaedics and neurosurgeons is not big, but it could be
relevant to the final outcome, which appears to be better in the neurosurgeons. The
complication rate is also variable between the groups, with lower rates of complication
reported by the neurosurgeons. Therefore, despite the fact that the postoperative
outcome depends on many factors, such as preoperative condition, additional comorbidities,
age, and lifestyle, this article also finds that the surgical team, after comparing
basic techniques that the team used for anterior cervical corpectomy (ACC), is also
responsible to some extent. This, however, is not a competition, and future cooperation
between the teams might be beneficial for all.
Keywords
cervical myelopathy - improvement - outcome - surgery - quality of life
