Long-Term Outcomes of Modified Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty Combined with Short-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion in Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Szu-Wei Chen, Kuang-Ting Yeh, Cheng-Huan Peng, Chia-Ming Chang, Hao-Wen Chen, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Ing-Ho Chen, Jen-Hung Wang, Wan-Ting Yang, Wen-Tien Wu · 2024
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Szu-Wei Chen and co-authors report long-term results of a combined neck surgery in a 2024 paper. The condition treated is a worn spinal cord channel in the neck, pressing at several levels. Surgery is complex when the neck also curves the wrong way or has pressure from the front.
The combined approach opens the channel from the back with a muscle-sparing method and fuses a short section from the front. Records for 124 patients treated from 2011 to 2015 were followed for nine years. Cord space and neck curve improved, pain fell, and function scores rose a great deal. Wear at neighbouring levels did appear, mostly where disc height was already low. The authors call the combined surgery a durable option for hard cases.
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| CREATOR | Szu-Wei Chen, Kuang-Ting Yeh, Cheng-Huan Peng, Chia-Ming Chang, Hao-Wen Chen, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Ing-Ho Chen, Jen-Hung Wang, Wan-Ting Yang, Wen-Tien Wu |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |