Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy and posterior cervical fusion for cervical myelopathy: propensity-matched analysis of 24-month outcomes from the Quality Outcomes Database

CONCLUSIONS: Compared with PCF, laminoplasty was associated with decreased blood loss, decreased length of hospitalization, and higher rates of home discharge. At 3 months, laminoplasty was associated with a higher rate of return to baseline activities. At 24 months, laminoplasty was associated with greater improvements in neck disability. Otherwise, laminoplasty and PCF shared similar outcomes for functional status, pain, quality of life, and satisfaction. Laminoplasty and PCF achieved similar neck pain scores, suggesting that moderate preoperative neck pain may not necessarily be a contraindication for laminoplasty.PMID:37728378 | DOI:10.3171/2023.6.SPINE23345

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - September 20, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Eunice Yang Praveen V Mummaneni Dean Chou Mohamad Bydon Erica F Bisson Christopher I Shaffrey Oren N Gottfried Anthony L Asher Domagoj Coric Eric A Potts Kevin T Foley Michael Y Wang Kai-Ming Fu Michael S Virk John J Knightly Scott Meyer Paul Park Cheerag Source Type: research