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- Title
Operative Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy: Cervical Laminoplasty.
- Authors
Braly, Brett A.; Lunardini, David; Cornett, Chris; Donaldson, William F.
- Abstract
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative process which may result in clinical signs and symptoms which require surgical intervention. Many treatment options have been proposed with various degrees of technical difficulty and technique sensitive benefits. We review laminoplasty as a motion-sparing posterior decompressive method. Current literature supports the use of laminoplasty for indicated decompression. We also decribe our surgical technique for an open-door, or "hinged", laminoplasty.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae diseases; DEGENERATION (Pathology); SPINAL cord surgery; SURGICAL decompression; OPERATIVE surgery; SYMPTOMS; CLINICAL medicine; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Advances in Orthopedics, 2012, p1
- ISSN
2090-3464
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/508534