The Deterioration of Cervical Kyphosis During Neck Flexion after Laminoplasty Affects the Surgical Outcome of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

Masahiro FunabaYasuaki ImajoHidenori Suzuki Norihiro NishidaTakuya SakamotoTakashi Sakai

Published in: Global spine journal (2022)

We retrospectively assessed the surgical outcomes of laminoplasty in 103 CSM cases. In addition to an older age and longer duration of disease, postoperative deteriorations in cervical kyphosis during neck flexion had a negative impact on outcomes.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
patients undergoing
physical activity
middle aged
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
type iii