PMID- 36164388 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230917 IS - 0976-5662 (Print) IS - 2213-3445 (Electronic) IS - 0976-5662 (Linking) VI - 34 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Impact of age within younger populations on outcomes following cervical surgery in the ambulatory setting. PG - 102016 LID - 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.102016 [doi] LID - 102016 AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of age within the younger population seen at ambulatory surgical centers on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after cervical spine surgery. METHODS: Patients of age <65 years undergoing single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or cervical disc replacement (CDR) were included. Patients were divided by mean age of initial population (46 years). PROMs included Patient-reported Outcome Measurement Information System Physical Function (PROMIS-PF), 12-Item Short-Form Physical Component Survey (SF-12 PCS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) neck, VAS arm, Neck Disability Index (NDI) collected preoperatively and at postoperative time points up to 2 years. RESULTS: 138 patients were included, with 66 patients <46 years. Both cohorts demonstrated improvement from preoperative baseline with regard to all studied PROMs at multiple time points postoperatively (p