Anterior versus Posterior Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Narihito Nagoshi, Takashi Hirai, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kanji Mori, Kanichiro Wada, Satoshi Maki, Yasushi Oshima, Go Yoshida, Shiro Imagama, Masahiko Takahata, Hirotaka Chikuda, Masahiro Yoshida, Masao Koda, Motoki Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Masashi Yamazaki, Toshitaka Yoshii

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DOI: 10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399
Published: 2026-07-27
Container: Spine Surgery and Related Research
Publisher: Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
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@article{allodium:10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399,
  title = {Anterior versus Posterior Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
  author = {Narihito Nagoshi and Takashi Hirai and Hiroshi Takahashi and Kanji Mori and Kanichiro Wada and Satoshi Maki and Yasushi Oshima and Go Yoshida and Shiro Imagama and Masahiko Takahata and Hirotaka Chikuda and Masahiro Yoshida and Masao Koda and Motoki Iwasaki and Yoshiharu Kawaguchi and Masashi Yamazaki and Toshitaka Yoshii},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Spine Surgery and Related Research},
  doi = {10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Anterior versus Posterior Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU  - Narihito Nagoshi
AU  - Takashi Hirai
AU  - Hiroshi Takahashi
AU  - Kanji Mori
AU  - Kanichiro Wada
AU  - Satoshi Maki
AU  - Yasushi Oshima
AU  - Go Yoshida
AU  - Shiro Imagama
AU  - Masahiko Takahata
AU  - Hirotaka Chikuda
AU  - Masahiro Yoshida
AU  - Masao Koda
AU  - Motoki Iwasaki
AU  - Yoshiharu Kawaguchi
AU  - Masashi Yamazaki
AU  - Toshitaka Yoshii
PY  - 2026
JO  - Spine Surgery and Related Research
DO  - 10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399
UR  - https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399
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Nagoshi, N., Hirai, T., Takahashi, H., Mori, K., Wada, K., Maki, S., Oshima, Y., Yoshida, G., Imagama, S., Takahata, M., Chikuda, H., Yoshida, M., Koda, M., Iwasaki, M., Kawaguchi, Y., Yamazaki, M., & Yoshii, T. (2026). Anterior versus Posterior Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Spine Surgery and Related Research. https://doi.org/10.22603/ssrr.2025-0399

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