The Establishment of the Integration of Surgery and Postoperative Intensive Recovery of Patients With CSM

The Establishment of the Integration of Posterior Approach Surgical Treatment and Postoperative Intensive Recovery Management of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Spine Myelopathy

This study aims to establish the specialist consensus of the integration of posterior approach surgical treatment and postoperative intensive recovery management for CSM or OPLL patients, and verify its safety, practicability and reliability.

In order to establish the specialist consensus of the integration of posterior approach surgical treatment and postoperative intensive recovery management, and verify its safety, practicability and reliability, this study enrolled 130 patients with CSM or OPLL undergoing C3-7 open-door laminoplasty. Patients are divided in two groups randomly. The study group has 80 patients, treated with postoperative intensive recovery management, and the control group has 50 patients. The data is collected preoperatively, at 3-month follow-up and 1-year follow-up.

Inclusion Criteria:

• (1) Age: 18~70 years. (2) Diagnosed as CSM or OPLL. (3) Going to receive C3-C7 open-door laminoplasty. (4) Agree to join this study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• (1) Anterior and posterior combined surgery. (2) Posterior laminoplasty combined fusion. (3) Severe osteoporosis. (4) Morbid obesity. (5) patients with mental disorder. (6) patients with previous history of cervical spine surgery. (7) Abnormal laboratory report of liver function, kidney function and hematologic system.(8) Poor compliance. (9) Patients with other surgical contraindications. (10) Patients with intemperance or taking drugs. (11) Patients who joined other study within the last 3 months.