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Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
BACKGROUND: The role of laminectomy in the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is established even though postoperative cervical sagittal balance changes and a risk for long-term instability have been described. The aim of the present study is to investigate its clinical effi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543671 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.167211 |
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author | Laiginhas, Ana Rita Aleixo Silva, Pedro Alberto Pereira, Paulo Vaz, Rui |
author_facet | Laiginhas, Ana Rita Aleixo Silva, Pedro Alberto Pereira, Paulo Vaz, Rui |
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description | BACKGROUND: The role of laminectomy in the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is established even though postoperative cervical sagittal balance changes and a risk for long-term instability have been described. The aim of the present study is to investigate its clinical efficacy and the radiological outcome in the long-term. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed consecutive cases of patients with CSM, who underwent cervical laminectomy between 1995 and 2010 at the Hospital São João (n = 106). Clinical files were consulted, and the patients reassessed in order to collect information on complaints, previous neurological deficits, surgery and its complications. Subjective and objective clinical evaluation (by three myelopathy scores) and imaging studies were undertaken in order to assess the long-term cervical sagittal curvature and presence of instability. RESULTS: After applying exclusion criteria, 57 patients were able to complete the follow-up. A favorable statistically significant difference was obtained when comparing clinical scores. Ninety-one percent of patients were satisfied with the outcome of the surgery. Only 1 patient developed kyphosis according to Ishihara index and none according to the method of Matsumoto. Four patients developed subclinical cervical instability. No clinical-imaging correlation was found. CONCLUSIONS: If patients are properly selected cervical laminectomy without additional instrumentation is effective in offering a clinical improvement to patients with CSM with a low incidence of clinically significant radiological deterioration. |
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spelling | pubmed-46100662015-11-05 Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy Laiginhas, Ana Rita Aleixo Silva, Pedro Alberto Pereira, Paulo Vaz, Rui Surg Neurol Int Original Article BACKGROUND: The role of laminectomy in the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is established even though postoperative cervical sagittal balance changes and a risk for long-term instability have been described. The aim of the present study is to investigate its clinical efficacy and the radiological outcome in the long-term. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed consecutive cases of patients with CSM, who underwent cervical laminectomy between 1995 and 2010 at the Hospital São João (n = 106). Clinical files were consulted, and the patients reassessed in order to collect information on complaints, previous neurological deficits, surgery and its complications. Subjective and objective clinical evaluation (by three myelopathy scores) and imaging studies were undertaken in order to assess the long-term cervical sagittal curvature and presence of instability. RESULTS: After applying exclusion criteria, 57 patients were able to complete the follow-up. A favorable statistically significant difference was obtained when comparing clinical scores. Ninety-one percent of patients were satisfied with the outcome of the surgery. Only 1 patient developed kyphosis according to Ishihara index and none according to the method of Matsumoto. Four patients developed subclinical cervical instability. No clinical-imaging correlation was found. CONCLUSIONS: If patients are properly selected cervical laminectomy without additional instrumentation is effective in offering a clinical improvement to patients with CSM with a low incidence of clinically significant radiological deterioration. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4610066/ /pubmed/26543671 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.167211 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Surgical Neurology International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Laiginhas, Ana Rita Aleixo Silva, Pedro Alberto Pereira, Paulo Vaz, Rui Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
title | Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
title_full | Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
title_fullStr | Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
title_full_unstemmed | Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
title_short | Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
title_sort | long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543671 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.167211 |
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