Open AccessThe Use of Preoperative and Intraoperative Pavlov Ratio to Predict the Risk of Postoperative C5 Palsy after Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy
Author(s) -
Bingjin Wang,
Weifang Liu,
Zengwu Shao,
Xiaofeng Zeng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_217_17
Subject(s) - medicine , laminoplasty , expansive , myelopathy , surgery , palsy , anesthesia , spinal cord , compressive strength , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry , composite material
No standard preoperative preventive measure has been established to decrease the occurrence of C5 palsy after expansive open-door laminoplasty. The aim of this study is to establish a reliable measured parameter in predicting the risk of the postoperative C5 palsy.