@article{Khan_Sharafat_Ali_2012, title={EARLY COMPLICATIONS OF SIMPLE ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY}, volume={26}, url={https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1381}, abstractNote={Objective: To analyze early complications after simple anterior cervical discectomy.<br />Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted at the department of Neurosurgery, Post-graduate medical institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from January 2009 to December, 2010. Ninety five (95) consecutive patients who underwent single level anterior cervical discectomy without bone grafting for<br />degenerative cervical disc herniation were included in the study irrespective of their age and gender. The patients were observed for post-operative complications for a period of 8weeks after surgery. The patients were observedfor complications during hospital stay, 1stfollow up at 2 weeks and 2ndfollow up after 8 weeks of surgery.<br />Results: Out of 95 cases, 67.4% (n=64) were malesand 32.6% (31) females. Majority (n=29, 30.5%) patients were in the age range of 41-50years, 24.2% (n=23) in the age group of 31-40 years and 20% (n=19)in the age range of 21-30 years. Almost 70.5% (n=67) of the patients presented within 6 months of onset of their symptoms. The commonest complication after surgery was transient hoarseness in 3.2% (n=3) cases. We had post-op dysphagia and discitis each in 2.1% (n=2) patients. The overall morbiditywas 8.5% (n=8). One patient died because of anesthesia complication and not because of surgery complications.}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Khan, Zahid and Sharafat, Seema and Ali, Mumtaz}, year={2012}, month={Sep.} }