One of the surgical options for cervical spondylotic myelopathy is laminoplasty.The technique was developed in order to treat multilevel pathology of the cervical spine, particularly ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and cervical spondylotic myelopathy. With laminoplasty, reliable outcomes can be expected in treating patients with multilevel cervical myelopathy. This article describes different techniques of laminoplasty used for managing cervical stenosis.
Cervical stenosis may occur for a variety of reasons, but mostly it is usually due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).Cervical laminoplasty has long been the treatment for multilevel cervical spondylosis. It permits adequate decompression of the cervical spinal cord and is safe and easily performed.Laminoplasty was developed to widen the spinal canal dimensions without permanently removing…
