title: A technique for cervical laminoplasty using mini plates.
abstract: Accepted laminoplasty techniques may limit one's ability to decompress cervical nerve roots and the constructs may fail leading to restenosis of the cervical spinal canal. A simple laminoplasty technique has been developed using titanium miniplates that permits adequate decompression of the cervical spinal cord and bilateral cervical nerve roots, and successfully reconstructs an enlarged rigid spinal canal.
authors.affiliation: Spine Service, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Keenen
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium