Mohamed Macki, Timothy Chryssikos, Seth M Meade, Alexander A Aabedi, Vijay Letchuman, Vardhaan Ambati, Nishanth Krishnan, Michael E Tawil, Seth Tichelaar, Joshua Rivera, Andrew K Chan, Lee A Tan, Dean Chou, Praveen Mummaneni
INTRODUCTION: In a multilevel cervical laminoplasty operation for patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a partial or complete C3 laminectomy may be performed at the upper level instead of a C3 plated laminoplasty. It is unknown whether C3 technique above the laminoplasty affects loss of cervical lordosis or range of motion. METHODS: Patients undergoing multilevel laminoplasty of the cervical spine (C3-C6/C7) at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed...
December 9, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine