title: Combined ventral and dorsal surgery for myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy.
abstract: The past decade has witnessed significant advances in the surgical treatment of cervical myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy. In this article, we discuss in detail the indications for combined ventral and dorsal surgery for the treatment of cervical myelopathy and myeloradiculopathy. In addition, the advances in surgical technique and instrumentation in cervical spine surgery are explored. Finally, complication avoidance and management strategies are discussed. Combined ventral and dorsal decompression, reconstruction, and instrumentation procedures are viable options in the treatment of a select group of patients with complex cervical myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at San Francisco Spine Center, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA. vmum@aol.com
authors.forename: Praveen V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Mummaneni
authors.forename: Regis W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Haid
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Rodts
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D017586:Diskectomy; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*