Multicentric Registry for the Detection of C5 Palsy After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Technical University of Munich1,087 enrolled

Overview

Detect the reason for the frequently occurring C5 palsy after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

A registry which includes all known and individually analyzed but even new factors are evaluated in order to perform a multivariate analysis for the detection of risk factors of C5 palsy after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion which is a very disabling and still cryptic complication.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,087

Conditions

Degenerative Cervical Spinal Stenosis Cervical Disc Herniation Suspected Cervical Spine Instability

Interventions

Patients undergo ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacementPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacement due to herniated disc, spinal stenosis or trauma Exclusion Criteria: * infectious disease or neurodegenerative disease

Locations (1)

Department of Neurosurgery

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

C5 palsy

defined as deterioration on BMRC scale of C5 innervated muscles

Time frame: 3 months

Central Contacts

Sandro M Krieg, MD, MBA

CONTACT

+498941409482 sandro.krieg@tum.de

Sebastian Ille, MD

CONTACT

+498941405693 sebastian.ille@tum.de

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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