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The Spine Journal, 2006
Laminoplasty was developed to treat multilevel pathology of the cervical spine, namely ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Laminoplasty was popularized in the 1980s, and since then many variations on the theme have been developed.
Michael P. Steinmetz, Daniel K. Resnick
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Techniques in cervical laminoplasty

The Spine Journal, 2002
Laminoplasty provides an alternative to anterior procedures or multilevel laminectomy for patients with multilevel spinal stenosis and myeloradiculopathy.To review the techniques, results and complications of cervical laminoplasty.The three basic variations of laminoplasty are the single open door, the French door or midline and the Z-plasty technique.
Benjamin J. Cunningham, Chetan K. Patel, Harry N. Herkowitz +2 more
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History and Evolution of Laminoplasty

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 2018
Techniques of expansive laminoplasty for degenerative cervical myelopathy and ossified posterior longitudinal ligament are described, focusing on the history of the surgical procedure. Laminectomy was the only approach for posterior decompression before Japanese orthopedic surgeons introduced laminoplasty from the 1970s to the 1980s to overcome the ...
Yasunobu Itoh +3 more
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