Is Severe Neck Pain a Contraindication to Performing Laminoplasty in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy?

Zachariah W PinterAnthony L MikulaRyder ReedNikita LakomkinSarah E TownsleyBreydan WrightErick KazarianGiorgos D MichalopoulosBradford CurrierBrett A FreedmanMohamad BydonBenjamin D ElderJeremy FogelsonArjun S SebastianAhmad Nassr

Published in: Clinical spine surgery (2023)

Patients with moderate and severe preoperative neck pain undergoing laminoplasty achieved equivalent PROMs at 6 months and 1 year as patients with mild preoperative neck pain. The results of this study highlight the multifactorial nature of neck pain in these patients and indicate that severe axial symptoms are not an absolute contraindication to performing laminoplasty in well-aligned patients with CSM.

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patient reported outcomes
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newly diagnosed
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peritoneal dialysis
high intensity
drug induced
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