title: Stability and alignment of the cervical spine of hemodialyzed patients treated by canal-expansive laminoplasty.
abstract: In this present study, four hemodialyzed patients with cervical myelopathy treated by canal-expansive laminoplasty are reported. The average duration of hemodialysis was 18 years, and the average follow-up was 16 months. Early results show maintenance of sagittal alignment and reduction of instability of the cervical spine with no progression of the destructive spondyloarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yahata Saiseikai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome