A Study of the Clinical Outcome of Laminoplasty for Cervical Compressive Myelopathy

Purpose: To evaluate the prognostic factors that affect the surgical outcome of laminoplasty in patients with cervical compressive myelopathy. Methods: This is a retrospective review of 43 cases of multi-level cervical compressive myelopathy treated operatively with expansive laminoplasty (Itoh surg...

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Main Authors: Chor-Yat Stephen Chung, Kwok-Ho Wong, Ming-Yu Chiu, Yuen-Fong Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491712000450