Postoperative three-dimensional cervical range of motion and neurological outcomes in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy with fusion》.pdfVIP

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 134 (2015) 17–23 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e: w w w. elsev /locate/clineuro Postoperative three-dimensional cervical range of motion and neurological outcomes in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Cervical laminoplasty versus laminectomy with fusion Wei Yuan, Yue Zhu ∗ , Xinchun Liu, Haitao Zhu, Xiaoshu Zhou, Renyi Zhou, Cui Cui, Jie Li Department of Orthopedics, First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Heping District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Objective: Laminoplasty (LP) and laminectomy with fusion (LCF) are acceptable surgical options for cervi- Received 29 January 2015 cal myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). This study focused on Received in revised form 30 March 2015 evaluating cervical range of motion (ROM) on a three-dimensional basis as well as neurological outcomes Accepted 5 April 2015 after LP and LCF. Available online 17 April 2015 Methods: This prospective cohort study consisted of 38 patients undergoing LP (n = 20) or LCF (n = 18) from December 2010 to December 2012. Before surgery and at the 3rd, 6th, 12th month follow-up, Keywords: patients were assessed with three-dimensional cervical ROM, Japanese Orth