Open AccessEffect of sub-axial cervical lateral mass screw fixation on functional outcome in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Author(s) -
Ali R. Hamdan,
Radwan Nouby Mahmoud,
Momen Mohammed Al Mamoun,
Eslam El Sayed El Khateeb
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_303_17
Subject(s) - medicine , sagittal plane , laminectomy , surgery , radiography , myelopathy , decompression , laminoplasty , cervical vertebrae , lateral mass , fixation (population genetics) , cervical spine , spinal cord , radiology , population , environmental health , psychiatry
The role of laminectomy alone as an etiology of postoperative cervical instability is well known. Cervical sagittal malalignment of the spine has been linked to unfavorable functional outcome, so the effect of restoration of sagittal spinal alignment on functional outcomes and treatment effectiveness has recently gained attention.