Thoracic Myelopathy in Ossified Ligamentum Flavum: Surgical Management and Long-Term Outcome Following 2 Different Techniques of Surgical Decompression.
Rajdeep Singh BaggaAjoy Prasad ShettyVibhu Krishnan ViswanathanGurijala Jyotheswara ReddyRishi Mugesh KannaDr Shanmuganathan RajasekaranPublished in: Global spine journal (2021)
Use of UO significantly reduced operative time and dural tears, although resulted in similar recovery rate as compared with HSB. Pre-operative severity of myelopathy, symptom duration and presence of cord signal change were the most significant predictors of outcome.