Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Treated with Multilevel Oblique Corpectomy. A Review of 29 Cases.

Study Design: We reviewed our surgical experience and results in 29 patients operated upon by multiple oblique corpectomy without fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Objective: To review the safety, efficacy and surgical experience of multiple oblique corpectomy in carefully selected 29 patients, through anterolateral corridor to the cervical spine without the need for vertebral fusion or stabilization. Methods: Between March 2007 and April 2011, 29 patients have been treated with multiple oblique corpectomy technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. The functional status was assessed using the modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Score preoperatively and at 1,6,12 months postoperatively. Radiological Assessment was done preoperatively with MRI, CT scan and plain radiograph, and postoperatively on the following 1,6,12 months after surgery and routinely prior