[Minimally-invasive surgical treatment of cervical radiculomyelopathy].
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the effect of the posterior minimally-invasive surgical treatment of root type cervical spondylotic myelopathy.


METHODS
A posterior minimally-invasive operation was given to 32 nerve root type cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients, and the clinical result was followed.


RESULTS
An operation of enlargement of intervertebral foramen and disc excision was given for 14 young patients whose ligamentum flavum incrassated a little and the disc was soft. An operation of enlargement of intervertebral foramen only was given for 18 old patients whose ligamentum flavum incrassated much with ossification, and the disc was tenacious. All the patients' sign of nerve root was improved after operation. Twenty-eight patients were followed up 3 to 16 months, and there were no obstacle of neck movement and recurrence of clinical sign.


CONCLUSIONS
This method for the posterior minimally-invasive neurosurgical operations of cervical spondylotic myelopathy is safe, simple and effective. By this operation, we can removal most of the herniative cervical disk and decompression for the nerve root and get good stable of spondylopathy.
Hong
Guo-liang
GL
Department of Neurosurgery of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052 China.
Yang
Xin-yu
XY
Yang
Shu-yuan
SY
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome