Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion: the Long-term Results Comparison

Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion: the Long-term Results Comparison

The objective of this study is to retrospectively analyze and compare the long-term clinical and radiographic results of multi-level laminoplasty to multi-level laminectomy and fusion for the treatment of patients with cervical myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged at least 18 years
• The patient has the diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy
• The myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy requires a posterior cervical decompression of the spinal canal involving two or more contiguous intervertebral levels including and between C3 and C7
• More than five years of follow-up time

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of primary focal anterior compression of the cervical spinal cord
• Previous surgery of the cervical spine
• Tumor, infection, or trauma of the cervical spine or cord
• Patients with ankylosing spondylitis
• Patients with neurodegenerative diseases, or any neuropathies