English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Cervical laminoplasty was the operation used for myeloradiculopathy secondary to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligaments. Some 57 patients were followed up for 5-13 years (average: 7.8 years). The spinal canal from C3 to C7 was surgically opened en bloc unilaterally with spacer bone grafting to maintain the laminae in a 'kept open' position and thus to implement posterior decompression. No serious major surgery-related complications were observed. Favourable results were obtained in 42 patients (74%), but those with advanced preoperative neurological symptoms did not improve. Patients with spinal canals seriously compromised by anterior ossified lesions recovered poorly. We concluded that laminoplasty is recommended for cervical myeloradiculopathy due to ossified posterior longitudinal ligaments for selected patients, but surgery should be done before the patient has developed serious neurological damage.

Cervical laminoplasty in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligaments