Relationship of Change in Cervical Curvature after Laminectomy with Lateral Mass Screw Fixation to Spinal Cord Shift and Clinical Efficacy

Conclusion After LCSF, 53.8% of the patients developed loss of cervical curvature. A smaller cervical curvature resulted in a shorter spinal cord drift distance. Loss of cervical curvature was related to AS severity but not improvement of neurologic function or incidence of C5 palsy. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery - October 11, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Hou, Shu-bing Sun, Xian-ze Liu, Feng-yu Gong, Rui Zhao, Zheng-qi Lu, Kuan Liu, Yan-bing Tags: Original Article Source Type: research