Usefulness of Percutaneous Ultrasonography for Deciding the Need of Surgical Evacuation of Epidural Hematoma After Cervical Double-door Laminoplasty

This study included patients who underwent cervical laminoplasty using suture anchors. Regular MRI and PUS were performed 1 week postoperatively. Whenever the patients exhibited neurological deterioration, MRI and PUS were performed. The spinal cord decompression status was classified into 3 grades using MRI and PUS. The existence of spinal pulsation was determined by PUS.

Results:

One hundred thirty-one patients were investigated. The decompression status by MRI and PUS, and the pulsation status by PUS showed a correlation with neurological deterioration (P

Source: Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques - February 1, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Primary Research Source Type: research