4:1496. The influence of anterior cervical plate design on dysphagia: a prospective longitudinal cohort study

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Variations in plate design include: 1) the total amount of metal, 2) the thickness of the plate and 3) the smoothness of the surface of the plate. We hypothesize that there is a difference not only in the incidence of dysphagia, but also the improvement rate of dysphagia with the use of different plates.