Mid- to long-term clinical outcomes of modified technique skip-level titanium plate fixation in cervical laminoplasty compared to continuous fixation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the efficacy and safety of skip titanium plates combined with adjacent spinous process suture suspension versus continuous titanium plate fixation in cervical laminoplasty.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 125 patients (62 men, 63 women, average age 60.9 ± 10.4 years) with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy who had cervical laminoplasty with Arch titanium plate fixation from January 2012 to March 2024 in our hospital was done. Patients were stratified into two cohorts based on the fixation technique: Group A (n = 64): Modified technique of skip-level titanium plate fixation (Arch titanium plates at C4 and C6 levels combined with adjacent spinous process suture suspension)Group B (n = 61): Continuous plating (Arch titanium plates applied sequenti

SUBMITTER: Feng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11771107 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature