title: Comparison of the results of laminectomy and open-door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myeloradiculopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
abstract: Laminectomy was performed on 14 patients with cervical radiculomyelopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Since 1978, simple open-door laminoplasties have been performed on 75 patients. A retrospective study was done to determine if there was any difference between the results of laminectomy and laminoplasty. Overall results of laminectomy were as follows: The preoperative Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score was 7.0 points and the postoperative score was 15.0 points. Overall results of laminoplasty were as follows: the preoperative JOA score was 7.0 points and the postoperative score was 15.0 points. The percentage improvement in laminectomy was 81.1%, and in laminoplasty was 81.4%. There was no significant difference in the results of these two procedures for the treatment of patients with cervical radiculomyelopathy and OPLL.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D009192:Myelography; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012677:Sensation; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed