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Research Article: The efficacy and safety of endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Date Published: 2026-01-26

Abstract:
The aim of this study was to describe the surgical technique of endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), to evaluate the advantages, efficacy, and safety of this procedure for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). The clinical data of patients with CSM treated with endoscopy-assisted ACDF from January 2023 to December 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. And 35 patients, including 13 females and 22 males, were included in this study. Endoscopic assisted ACDF surgery was described step by step in detail, and clinical and imageological assessment were performed before and after operation and follow-up. All 35 patients underwent endoscopy-assisted ACDF surgery successfully, and were followed up for 12.9?±?2.1 months (range 9?18 months). The operation time was 74.4?±?10.7?min (range 60?100?min). Postoperative drainage volume was 14.1?±?5.8?mL (range 5?25?mL). No complications were observed. There were no complications, aggravation of neurological symptoms after operation, and the JOA score at the last follow-up was significantly improved compared with that before operation (15.7?±?0.8 vs. 10.3?±?1.9, P <?0.001). At the last follow-up, the C2-C7 Cobb angle was significantly higher than that before operation ( P <?0.001), and ? Cobb angle was 7.4?±?2.5?, and all patients achieved bony fusion. Endoscopy-assisted ACDF, which combined the uniaxial spinal endoscopy with traditional ACDF, achieved satisfactory short-term clinical efficacy and safety in the treatment of CSM.

Introduction:
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a classic surgical procedure for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). It can directly decompress the ventral side of the spinal cord and restore the physiological cervical curvature through the natural anatomical gap approach, and has the advantages of less trauma, less bleeding and faster recovery ( 1 ). However, due to the limitations of eyesight visual acuity, there are deficiencies in surgical field of view, precision, and the ability to…

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