Cervical kyphosis after posterior cervical laminectomy with and without fusion.
Thorsten JentzschOliver T WetzelArmaan K MalhotraChristopher S LozanoEric M MassicotteJosé M SpirigMichael G FehlingsMazda FarshadPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)
Posterior cervical laminectomy without fusion is associated with mild loss of cervical lordosis of around 6° in the mid-term after approximately five years, however without any clinical relevance regarding NDI or mJOA in well-selected patients (particularly in shorter segment laminectomies of < 3 levels).