title: [The clinical effect and disquisition of anterior cervical approach surgery with posterior longitudinal ligament hook pliers and posterior longitudinal ligament nip pliers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical effect of anterior cervical approach surgery to removal posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) with posterior longitudinal ligament hook pliers and posterior longitudinal ligament nip pliers.
  
  
  METHODS
  To retrospectively analyzed anterior cervical approach surgery treatment 73 patients who were cervical spondylosis myelopathy. All patients removal PLL with self-make instrument, According to JOA grade to evaluate effect of operations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Full patients removal PLL were in succeed, in shape of extradural has renew, the JOA grade were increase, (12.8 ± 3.2) vs (8.3 ± 1.9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Removal PLL were increase effect of downright decompress in anterior cervical approach surgery, Operations become safety agile and reduce the complications with self-make instrument.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Zao Zhuang Hospital of Mining Industry Group, Shandong 277101, China.
authors.forename: Ling-hao
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ya-wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Ji-wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D017846:Longitudinal Ligaments / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments