Dsyphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery, with special guest Mark Pahuta

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Mark Pahuta, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Associate Professor and W.H. Kwok Chair in Spine Surgery Research, McMaster University) in a discussion on a recent prospective study focusing on dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery.    Subspecialties:  Spine      Links:  Louie PK, Lipson P, Alostaz M, Bansal A, Cherel M, Reynolds L, Shen J, Eley N, Varley E, Leveque JC, Nemani VM. Subjective and Functional Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2026 Mar 18;108(6):436-442. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.25.00847. Epub 2025 Dec 26. PMID: 41452954. https://bit.ly/4c4AWCb  Chapters (00:00:03) - Ortho Joe Podcast(00:01:15) - Improving the quality of spine surgery(00:02:30) - Subjective and Functional Dysphasia after Anterior Cervical(00:04:03) - Anterior vs posterior cervical procedures(00:05:40) - The Yale Swallow Trial(00:06:50) - What would be the ideal study design for dysphagia?(00:11:12) - Cervical myelopathy, non-operative treatment(00:15:02) - Dr. Bahuda on Dysphagia