Favorable cervical extension capacity preventing loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty due to spontaneous restoration of initial lordosis
: Cervical laminoplasty is a common approach for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Postoperative loss of cervical lordosis (LCL) was associated with lower extension motion of the cervical spine before laminoplasty.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Xiaofei Cheng, Zhiqian Chen, Xiaojiang Sun, Changqing Zhao, Jie Zhao Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research