[Expansive laminoplasty: an alternative for the treatment of cervical spondyloarthrosis].
We describe the surgical technique of expansive cervical laminoplasty and analyse the results in 28 patients treated by this method for cervical spondylotic myelopathy with a minimum follow-up of six months. Twenty-four patients (86%) had clinical improvement according to the Nurick scale while three (10%) had no improvement and one patient died on the first days post-operatively. The good results achieved demonstrate that this technique is simple, effective and has few complications on the treatment of spondylotic myelopathy.
de Andrade
Gustavo Cardoso
GC
Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. gca@zipmail.com
da Silveira
Roberto Leal
RL
Arantes
Aluízio Augusto
AA
Pinheiro
Nilson
N
Rocha
Eckstânio Marcos Melo
EM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D025242:Spondylarthropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome