Brian Q Hou, Andrew Croft, Hani Chanbour, Omar Zakieh, Hui Nian, Jacquelyn S Pennings, Mitchell Bowers, Mason W Young, William H Waddell, Amir M Abtahi, Raymond J Gardocki, Julian G Lugo-Pico, Scott L Zuckerman, Byron F Stephens
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Abstract
Study design: Retrospective cohort study.
Objective: To assess the impact of smoking on outcomes following elective cervical laminoplasty for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM).
Summary of background data: The detrimental effect of cigarette smoking on cervical spinal fusion surgery outcomes is well documented. However, the impact of smoking on outcomes following nonfusion cervical spine procedures is unknown. One commonly utilized nonfusion technique for cervical decompression is laminoplasty.
Methods: Adult smokers or nonsmokers who underwent primary elective laminoplasty for DCM were included. The propensity score (PS) was constructed for being a current smoker based on covariates. Only patients contained in the PS overlapped region were included in the analysis set. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) at baseline and 12 months postoperation included Visual Analog Scale (VAS) neck and arm pain, neck disability index (NDI)%, EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D), and modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) scores. Other outcomes included perioperative complications, 3-month readmissions/reoperations, and patient satisfaction. Wilcoxon and Pearson tests were used to compare outcomes between smokers and nonsmokers.
Results: The study included 132 patients: 30 were smokers (22.7%) and 102 were nonsmokers (77.3%). No significant differences were found at baseline between groups in demographics or medical history. Smokers had significantly worse baseline VAS neck pain (5.7±3.2 vs. 4.4±3.04, P=0.028) and arm pain (5.7±3.5 vs. 4.3±3.2, P=0.045) scores, but all other baseline PROs were not statistically different between groups. No differences were found between smokers and nonsmokers in any 12-month PRO, or in rates of perioperative complications, 3-month readmissions, or 3-month reoperations. On multivariable logistic regression analysis, smoking had no significant impact on any outcome of interest.
Conclusion: Clinical and PROs following elective laminoplasty for DCM are not significantly different between smokers and nonsmokers. Laminoplasty should be considered a good surgical option in smokers presenting with DCM.
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Clinical Spine Surgery is the ideal journal for the busy practicing spine surgeon or trainee, as it is the only journal necessary to keep up to date with new clinical research and surgical techniques. Readers get to watch leaders in the field debate controversial topics in a new controversies section, and gain access to evidence-based reviews of important pathologies in the systematic reviews section. The journal features a surgical technique complete with a video, and a tips and tricks section that allows surgeons to review the important steps prior to a complex procedure.
Clinical Spine Surgery provides readers with primary research studies, specifically level 1, 2 and 3 studies, ensuring that articles that may actually change a surgeon’s practice will be read and published. Each issue includes a brief article that will help a surgeon better understand the business of healthcare, as well as an article that will help a surgeon understand how to interpret increasingly complex research methodology. Clinical Spine Surgery is your single source for up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for spine care.