Treatment strategies for cervical spondylotic myelopathy-is laminectomy alone a safe and effective option?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical laminectomy may be underutilized in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) due to concerns regarding potential for post-operative instability and/or kyphosis. The purpose of this retrospective, observational study is to assess the short-term clinical and radiological outcomes as well as complications associated with a group of carefully selected patients who underwent laminectomy alone for CSM and compared them to a cohort of patients who underwent laminectomy with fusion.

Methods

Patients with CSM were identified via review of a single surgeon's cases. All patients underwent preoperative clinical evaluation, lateral flexion-extension cervical radiographs, and documentation of neck and/or extremity pain via Nurick Scale and modified Japane

SUBMITTER: Wathen CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467276 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature