Plate-only open-door laminoplasty is associated with durable, significantly improved clinical outcomes and a very low reoperation rate for progressive spondylosis or adjacent segment disease: Average 8 year follow up

Multilevel cervical myelopathy is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in adults. Surgical intervention via laminoplasty can provide satisfactory clinical outcomes by expansive decompression of the spinal cord. Traditional suture or bone graft techniques have been associated with insufficient fixation, leading to premature closure and subsequent neurological deterioration. In contrast, plated laminoplasty has been shown to provide stable fixation to maintain canal enlargement, but longer-term outcomes are lacking.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research