Open AccessFactors predicting loss of cervical lordosis following cervical laminoplasty: A critical review
Author(s) -
Intekhab Alam,
Ravi Sharma,
Sachin A Borkar,
Revanth Goda,
Varidh Katiyar,
Shashank S. Kale
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_70_20
Subject(s) - laminoplasty , medicine , lordosis , sagittal plane , kyphosis , surgery , deformity , cervical vertebrae , orthodontics , myelopathy , radiography , radiology , spinal cord , psychiatry
Laminoplasty is a method of posterior cervical decompression which indirectly decompresses the spinal column. Unfortunately, many patients undergoing laminoplasty develops postoperative loss of cervical lordosis (LCL) or kyphotic alignment of cervical spine even though they have sufficient preoperative lordosis which results in poor surgical outcome.