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Anterior Controllable Antedisplacement and Fusion (ACAF) vs Posterior Laminoplasty for Multilevel Severe Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Retrospective Study Based on a Two-Year Follow-up.

Qing-Jie KongXi LuoYing TanJing-Chuan SunYuan WangLei TanJian-Gang Shi
Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2021)
This study showed that ACAF is considered superior to laminoplasty for the treatment of multilevel severe OPLL as anterior direct decompression and better curvature of the spinal cord led to satisfactory neurologic outcomes and low complication rate.
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord
  • early onset
  • minimally invasive
  • cross sectional
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