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Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty as Treatment of Spinal Stenosis

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A variety of surgical options are available for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and radiculopathy due to cervical spondylosis. Ultimately, the goal of any surgical method is to alleviate pain, decompress the spinal cord and nerve roots, maintain the alignment of the cervical spine as much as possible, and stabilize if necessary.

Anterior approaches to the cervical spine, as described in Chap. 8, are generally preferred in patients who have cervical myelopathy due to mainly anterior compression of their spinal cord, or have a loss of cervical lordosis, or, besides their myelopathic complaints, also have important neck pain.

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