Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty

Abstract Dysphagia is a known complication following anterior cervical spine surgery, but it has also been reported after laminoplasty. We sought to determine the incidence of dysphagia following cervical laminoplasty. Prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients who underwent cervical...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Shimizu, Kento Inomata, Masaki Tatsumura, Takane Nakagawa, Yosuke Ogata, Shun Okuwaki, Kotaro Sakashita, Takahiro Sunami, Hisanori Gamada, Keigo Nagasawa, Katsuya Nagashima, Yosuke Takeuchi, Itsuo Shiina, Atsuo Hakoiwa, Takeshi Ainoya, Kousei Miura, Hiroshi Noguchi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Toru Funayama, Masashi Yamazaki, Masao Koda
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04361-1
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Kento Inomata
Masaki Tatsumura
Takane Nakagawa
Yosuke Ogata
Shun Okuwaki
Kotaro Sakashita
Takahiro Sunami
Hisanori Gamada
Keigo Nagasawa
Katsuya Nagashima
Yosuke Takeuchi
Itsuo Shiina
Atsuo Hakoiwa
Takeshi Ainoya
Kousei Miura
Hiroshi Noguchi
Hiroshi Takahashi
Toru Funayama
Masashi Yamazaki
Masao Koda
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Takahiro Sunami
Hisanori Gamada
Keigo Nagasawa
Katsuya Nagashima
Yosuke Takeuchi
Itsuo Shiina
Atsuo Hakoiwa
Takeshi Ainoya
Kousei Miura
Hiroshi Noguchi
Hiroshi Takahashi
Toru Funayama
Masashi Yamazaki
Masao Koda
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description Abstract Dysphagia is a known complication following anterior cervical spine surgery, but it has also been reported after laminoplasty. We sought to determine the incidence of dysphagia following cervical laminoplasty. Prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients who underwent cervical laminoplasty or posterior lumbar spinal surgery between April 2022 and May 2024. We measured clinical characteristics, operative data, radiological parameters, and perioperative visual analog scale (VAS) for neck and throat pain. Dysphagia was assessed using the 10-item Eating Assessment Tool preoperatively and 1 week postoperatively, with new-onset dysphagia defined as a worsening of ≧ 3 points from the preoperative score. There were 79 patients in the cervical group and 89 in the lumbar group. The incidence of new-onset dysphagia was significantly higher in the cervical group (10.1%) than in the lumbar group (2.2%, P = 0.046). Within the cervical group, patients who developed new-onset dysphagia had significantly higher VAS scores for postoperative neck pain and throat pain than those without dysphagia. The incidence of new-onset dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty was significantly higher than that in the lumbar group. Patients who developed new-onset dysphagia had significantly greater postoperative neck and throat pain, suggesting that postoperative pain is associated with the development of new-onset dysphagia.
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spelling doaj-art-a47be770278647b5a9ca7a380fadc0942025-08-20T03:26:42ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-06-011511910.1038/s41598-025-04361-1Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplastyTomoaki Shimizu0Kento Inomata1Masaki Tatsumura2Takane Nakagawa3Yosuke Ogata4Shun Okuwaki5Kotaro Sakashita6Takahiro Sunami7Hisanori Gamada8Keigo Nagasawa9Katsuya Nagashima10Yosuke Takeuchi11Itsuo Shiina12Atsuo Hakoiwa13Takeshi Ainoya14Kousei Miura15Hiroshi Noguchi16Hiroshi Takahashi17Toru Funayama18Masashi Yamazaki19Masao Koda20Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General HospitalDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Moriya Daiichi General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tsukuba Memorial HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tsukuba Memorial HospitalDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of TsukubaAbstract Dysphagia is a known complication following anterior cervical spine surgery, but it has also been reported after laminoplasty. We sought to determine the incidence of dysphagia following cervical laminoplasty. Prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients who underwent cervical laminoplasty or posterior lumbar spinal surgery between April 2022 and May 2024. We measured clinical characteristics, operative data, radiological parameters, and perioperative visual analog scale (VAS) for neck and throat pain. Dysphagia was assessed using the 10-item Eating Assessment Tool preoperatively and 1 week postoperatively, with new-onset dysphagia defined as a worsening of ≧ 3 points from the preoperative score. There were 79 patients in the cervical group and 89 in the lumbar group. The incidence of new-onset dysphagia was significantly higher in the cervical group (10.1%) than in the lumbar group (2.2%, P = 0.046). Within the cervical group, patients who developed new-onset dysphagia had significantly higher VAS scores for postoperative neck pain and throat pain than those without dysphagia. The incidence of new-onset dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty was significantly higher than that in the lumbar group. Patients who developed new-onset dysphagia had significantly greater postoperative neck and throat pain, suggesting that postoperative pain is associated with the development of new-onset dysphagia.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04361-1Cervical laminoplastyDysphagiaMulticenter prospective studyComplication
spellingShingle Tomoaki Shimizu
Kento Inomata
Masaki Tatsumura
Takane Nakagawa
Yosuke Ogata
Shun Okuwaki
Kotaro Sakashita
Takahiro Sunami
Hisanori Gamada
Keigo Nagasawa
Katsuya Nagashima
Yosuke Takeuchi
Itsuo Shiina
Atsuo Hakoiwa
Takeshi Ainoya
Kousei Miura
Hiroshi Noguchi
Hiroshi Takahashi
Toru Funayama
Masashi Yamazaki
Masao Koda
Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
Scientific Reports
Cervical laminoplasty
Dysphagia
Multicenter prospective study
Complication
title Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
title_full Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
title_fullStr Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
title_full_unstemmed Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
title_short Incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
title_sort incidence and risk factors of dysphagia after cervical laminoplasty
topic Cervical laminoplasty
Dysphagia
Multicenter prospective study
Complication
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04361-1
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