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Posterior approach to the degenerative cervical spine

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Laminoplasty has been gradually accepted as a treatment for choice for cervical compression myelopathy. The historical perspective of laminoplasty is described. The aims of laminoplasty are to expand the spinal canal, to secure spinal stability, to preserve the protective function of the spine, and to preserve spinal mobility. Laminoplasty is indicated in myelopathic patients with a developmentally narrow spinal canal or multiple-level involvement combined with a relatively narrow canal. Several laminoplasty techniques and supplementary techniques are described, together with expected outcomes and complications of surgery.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka-Minami National Hospital, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, 586-8521, Osaka, Japan

    Kazuo Yonenobu

  2. Department of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Osaka-Minami National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

    Takenori Oda

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  1. Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Stauffacherstr. 78, 3014, Bern, Switzerland

    Max Aebi

  2. Centenary Clinic, Harmoniestraat 68, 2018, Antwerp, Belgium

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  3. Iris South Teaching Hospitals, 142 Rue Marconi, 1190, Brussels, Belgium

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Yonenobu, K., Oda, T. (2005). Posterior approach to the degenerative cervical spine. In: Aebi, M., Gunzburg, R., Szpalski, M. (eds) The Aging Spine., vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27376-X_17

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