A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Treated by ???French Window??? Laminoplasty
| Autor: | Akitomo Katsuura, Yasuo Saruhashi, Ken-ichiro Miyahara, Shuzo Asajima, Sinsuke Hukuda, Kikuo Omura |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Osteoplasty medicine.medical_specialty Long term follow up medicine.medical_treatment Osteoarthritis Nervous System Spinal Osteophytosis Central nervous system disease Arthropathy Spondylotic myelopathy medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies Postoperative Period Myelography medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Laminoplasty Surgery Orthopedics Treatment Outcome Cervical Vertebrae Female Neurology (clinical) Tomography X-Ray Computed business Spinal Cord Compression Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Spinal Disorders. 12:99 |
| ISSN: | 0895-0385 |
| Popis: | We investigated 30 patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (22 males and 8 females) treated by "French window" laminoplasties from 1979 to 1988. Patients averaged 62.6 years of age, and were followed an average of 5 years and 2 months. The average preoperative and postoperative Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores were assessed, rising from the original 8.8 +/- 3.4 to 11.9 +/- 3.3 (p < 0.001). Patients were divided into two groups, demonstrating poor alignment and no malalignment after surgery. There was no statistical difference regarding improvement in the neurological examinations between these two groups. The "French window" laminoplasty achieved good clinical results in the management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy irrespective of whether or not alignment deteriorated in the postoperative period. |
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