Sum Kim, Yunhee Choi, Hangeul Park, Young-Rak Kim, Jun-Hoe Kim, Woo-Young Jo, Kyung Won Shin, Hyongmin Oh, Hyung-Chul Lee, Hee-Pyoung Park, Chang-Hyun Lee, Chi Heon Kim, Chun Kee Chung
Neurospine 2025;22(4):1041-1051. Published online December 31, 2025
Objective Hoarseness can occur after spinal surgery under general anesthesia, which has been assessed through self-report measures based on questionnaires. Given the inherent biases associated with self-report instruments, there is a need for more objective measures to assess hoarseness.
Methods Single institute, a prospective observational study was planned to include 427 patients after spine surgery. This interim analysis was planned to include 215 patients who met the inclusion criteria. All subjects included in this study submitted a questionnaire of Korean Voice Handicap Index (KVHI)-10. Voice analysis including low or high pitch (Herz), frequency variation rate (jitter), amplitude variation rate (Shimmer), and noise-to-harmonic ratio (NHR) was performed with a software of Pratt.
Results This interim report enrolled a total of 215 patients who met the inclusion criteria, and among them, 162 patients (75.5%) were subjected to interim analysis after excluding those with data loss (8 patients), operation cancellation (3 patients), and loss to follow-up (42 patients). The incidence of hoarseness was 35.0% on postoperative day (POD)0 and 5.5% on POD30. In the acoustic parameters analyzed, hertz and jitter were significantly positively correlated with the KVHI-10 scores on POD0, while only the jitter value significantly correlated with POD30. The optimal cutoff values of the acoustic parameter on POD30 from the receiver operating characteristic curve were 0.65% in jitter, 4.67% in shimmer, and 16.96 dB in NHR.
Conclusion This study revealed a correlation between objective acoustic parameters obtained from voice analysis and subjective questionnaire scores for hoarseness.
Hangeul Park, Yunhee Choi, Sungjoon Lee, Sun-Ho Lee, Eun-Sang Kim, Sun Woo Jang, Jin Hoon Park, Yunseong Cho, Giwuk Jang, Yoon Ha, Yun-Sik Dho, Heon Yoo, Sung Uk Lee, Seung-Ho Seo, Ki-Jeong Kim, Seil Sohn, Chun Kee Chung
Neurospine 2024;21(3):942-953. Published online September 30, 2024
Objective Chordoma, a rare malignant tumor originating from embryonal notochord remnants, exhibits high resistance to conventional treatments, making surgical resection imperative. However, the factors influencing prognosis specifically for cervical spine chordoma have not been clearly identified. We investigate the prognosis of cervical spine chordoma with factors influential in a nationwide multicenter retrospective study.
Methods This study included all patients diagnosed with cervical spine chordoma at 7 tertiary referral centers from January 1998 to March 2023, excluding those with clivus and thoracic spine chordomas extending into the cervical spine. Local recurrence (LR) was identified through follow-up magnetic resonance imaging, either as reappearance in completely resected tumors or regrowth in residual tumors. The study assessed LR and overall survival, analyzing factors influencing LR and death.
Results Forty-five patients with cervical spine chordoma had a mean age of 46.4 years. Over a median follow-up of 52 months, LR and distant metastasis were observed in 21 (46.7%) and 4 patients (8.9%), respectively, and 16 patients (36%) were confirmed dead. The 5-year and 10-year cumulative LR rates were 51.3% and 60%, respectively, while the 5-year and 10-year survival rates were 82% and 53%. Age was the only significant factor affecting mortality (hazard ratio, 1.04; 95% confidence interval, 1.04–1.07; p=0.015). Notably, the degree of resection and adjuvant therapy did not statistically significantly impact local tumor control and mortality.
Conclusion This study, the largest multicenter retrospective analysis of cervical spine chordoma in Korea, identified age as the only factor significantly affecting patient survival.
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