Use of Miniplates and Local Bone Grafts to Prevent Spring Back in Laminoplasty for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Background/Purpose: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy/ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament can be treated by anterior or posterior decompression. For multiple levels, it is common to perform posterior decompression by laminoplasty. Hirabayashi described his open-door expansive laminoplasty...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491715000731 |