title: Corpectomy for multi-level cervical spondylosis and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
abstract: The choice of a surgical approach for multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is still a controversial issue. While most of the surgeons are still performing decompression by laminectomy, some are doing multi-level anterior decompression. Few neurosurgeons are performing decompression by corpectomy. We have treated 26 patients by median cervical corpectomy during the last 4 years. These patients were followed up for a mean period of 25 months. Twenty one (80%) patients had a good outcome, 2 patients remained unchanged and 3 expired. Review of the literature and our experience indicates that patients with CSM and OPLL should be operated by median cervical corpectomy (anterior approach).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerji
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Behari
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*