Operative treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

RD Rao, K Gourab, KS David - JBJS, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Nonoperative treatment with collar immobilization and modification of activities improves
functional status in selected patients with mild cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Careful …

Degenerative cervical spondylosis: clinical syndromes, pathogenesis, and management

RD Rao, BL Currier, TJ Albert, CM Bono, SV Marawar… - JBJS, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Spondylosis refers to age-related degenerative changes within the spinal column.
Radiographic evidence of cervical spondylosis is frequent in asymptomatic adults1, 2 …

Treatment of cervical stenotic myelopathy: a cost and outcome comparison of laminoplasty versus laminectomy and lateral mass fusion

JM Highsmith, SS Dhall, RW Haid, GE Rodts… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Cervical stenotic myelopathy due to spondylosis or ossification of the posterior
longitudinal ligament is often treated with laminoplasty or cervical laminectomy (with fusion) …

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a review

K Saetia, D Cho, S Lee, DH Kim, SD Kim - Neurosurgical focus, 2011 - thejns.org
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is most commonly found in men,
the elderly, and Asian patients. There are many diseases associated with OPLL, such as …

Cervical laminoplasty developments and trends, 2003–2013: a systematic review

S Duetzmann, T Cole, JK Ratliff - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Despite extensive clinical experience with laminoplasty, the efficacy of the
procedure and its advantages over laminectomy remain unclear. Specific clinical elements …

[HTML][HTML] Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a review of literature

BW Choi, KJ Song, H Chang - Asian Spine Journal, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is most commonly found in men, in
the elderly, and in Asian patients. The disease can start with mild or no symptoms, but some …

Circumferential fusion for cervical kyphotic deformity

PV Mummaneni, SS Dhall, GE Rodts… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2008 - thejns.org
Object The treatment of cervical kyphotic deformity is challenging. Few prior reports have
examined combined anterior/posterior correction methods, and fusion rates and …

Revision surgery following cervical laminoplasty: etiology and treatment strategies

G Liu, JM Buchowski, T Bunmaprasert, JS Yeom… - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. To identify the
cause of failed open-door laminoplasty and to describe the surgical strategies for revision …

Is there a difference in range of motion, neck pain, and outcomes in patients with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament versus those with cervical spondylosis …

T Fujimori, H Le, JE Ziewacz, D Chou… - Neurosurgical …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object There are little data on the effects of plated, or plate-only, open-door laminoplasty on
cervical range of motion (ROM), neck pain, and clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study …

Effect of mini-plate fixation on hinge fracture and bony fusion in unilateral open-door cervical expansive laminoplasty

H Chen, H Liu, L Zou, T Li, Q Gong, Y Song… - Clinical Spine …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective study. Objective: The aim of this study was to
investigate the effect of Centerpiece mini-plate fixation on the complete fracture and bony …