Laminoplasty —an underutilized procedure for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative disease of the cervical spine that often results in progressive neurologic deterioration [1]. In order to halt the progression of symptoms, a canal expansion procedure is often performed [1 –4]. Several procedures have been described to treat this pathology; deciding which surgical technique to use depends on multiple factors such as patient profile, previous spinal surgery, source of compression, sagittal alignment, number of levels involved, and ultimately, surgeon preference [3, 4 ].

Source: The Spine Journal - November 2, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Wylie Y. Lopez, Brian C. Goh, Shivam Upadhyaya, Chason Ziino, Peter J. Georgakas, Anmol Gupta, Daniel G. Tobert, Harold A. Fogel, Thomas D. Cha, Joseph H. Schwab, Christopher M. Bono, Stuart H. Hershman Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research