Accuracy of Realigned K-line for Predicting Surgical Outcomes After Laminoplasty in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A prospective cohort study.

Objectives

To report a new index, the realigned K-line, for predicting surgical outcomes after laminoplasty in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM).

Methods

One hundred twenty-eight patients with DCM undergoing laminoplasty were enrolled from January 2018 to April 2021 in our department. A realigned K-line was defined as the line connecting the midpoints of the spinal cord between C2 and C7 on realigned T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The minimum interval between the anterior compression factors of the spinal cord and the realigned K-line (INT_rea), and the modified K-line (INT_mod) were measured. A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with unsatis

SUBMITTER: Duan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11394514 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature