Outpatient Posterior Cervical Fusion: Outcomes of the First 100 Consecutive Cases

Outpatient Posterior Cervical Decompression, Instrumentation, and Fusion: The First Consecutive 100 Cases

Observational study regarding outcomes, complications, and patient acceptance for 100 consecutive patients undergoing outpatient posterior cervical decompression, instrumentation and fusion.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with neurological signs and symptoms related to cervical stenosis, confirmed by MRI, who have failed to improve with appropriate conservative management.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who represent an inordinate risk to undergo general anesthesia in the outpatient setting.