Abstract
Kirita devised a safer procedure of cervical laminectomy in 1968 [1]. Since that time, extensive cervical laminectomy has been widely employed in the treatment of patients with compression myelopathy.
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Ohshima, Y. et al. (1995). Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty with Reconstruction of Spinous Process. In: Takahashi, H.E. (eds) Spinal Disorders in Growth and Aging. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66939-5_26
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