Posterior cervical laminoplasty formultilevel cervical spine stenosis |
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Authors: | James D. Kang MD |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of SpinalSurgery Universitv of Pittsburah School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
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Abstract: | Cervical laminoplasty for treating multilevel spinal stenosis appears to be a good surgical alternative to the more traditional laminectomy or anterior decompression and fusion. This procedure avoids the morbidity associated with extensive anterior procedures and also appears not to be associated with late kyphosis, which can be seen in patients after a laminectomy. This review outlines the rationale, indications, contraindications, and early clinical results for patients undergoing a posterior laminoplasty. |
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Keywords: | cervical laminoplasty cervical spondylotic myelopathy cervical stenosis multilevel stenosis |
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