Posterior longitudinal ligament ossification: case report [PDF]
, 2006 Posterior longitudinal ligament ossification of cervical spine is a rare condition among caucasians. A 42 years old japanese patient with progressive walking difficulty was diagnosed with this pathology by CT scan and MRI and treated surgically by an ...
Crosera, João Francisco +4 more
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Operative Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy: Cervical Laminoplasty [PDF]
Advances in Orthopedics, 2012 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.
Brett A. Braly +3 more
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Screw Back-Out Following "Open-Door" Cervical Laminoplasty: A Review of 165 Plates [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2015 Study DesignRetrospective study.PurposeTo investigate safety profile of open door laminoplasty plates.Overview of LiteratureFew reports have documented potential complications related to the use of cervical laminoplasty plates.MethodsRecords and ...
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Cervical myeloradiculopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with versus without diffuse idiopathic spinal hyperostosis [PDF]
, 2015 Study Design Retrospective study. Objectives Assess demographics, ossification characteristics, surgical outcomes, and complications in patients with both diffuse idiopathic spinal hyperostosis (DISH) and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ...
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Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.Under biportal endoscopic spine surgery, one‐stage decompression combining keyhole foraminotomy and unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (ULBD) for mixed‐type cervical spondylopathy can achieve favorable clinical outcomes with minimal compromise of spinal stability.
Lejian Jiang +7 more
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Clinical and Radiological Parameters Predict Functional Improvement following Surgical Intervention [PDF]
, 2020 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), defined as "compression of the spinal cord in the cervical area of the spine", which ranges widely in severity and mechanism.
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C2 Slope as an Independent Predictor of Cervical Lordosis Loss Following Laminoplasty
Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 569-575, March 2026.Cervical radiographic measurements demonstrate that the C2 slope is an independent predictor of cervical lordosis loss after laminoplasty, aiding preoperative risk assessment and surgical decision‐making. ABSTRACT Objective Postoperative loss of cervical lordosis remains a common and clinically relevant complication following laminoplasty, negatively ...
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Relationship between developmental canal stenosis and surgical results of anterior decompression and fusion in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) has long been the preferred treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). However, few studies have focused on surgical results of CSM in patients with developmental canal stenosis (DCS)
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Managing the Complex Patient with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: How to Handle the Aging Spine, the Obese Patient, and Individuals with Medical Comorbidities. [PDF]
, 2018 Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of nontraumatic spinal cord injury worldwide. Even relatively mild impairment in functional scores can significantly impact daily activities.
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Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.White cord syndrome (WCS) is a rare but serious postoperative complication characterized by new neurological deficits and hyperintense signal changes on T2‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following spinal decompression surgery. Since it was first described by Chin et al.
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