Open door expansive laminoplasty(Kurokawa’s) for the treatment of cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy
- VernacularTitle:双开门颈椎椎板成形术(Kurokawa法)治疗颈椎管狭窄症的随访研究
- Author:
Xiaoxing JIANG
;
Guangjian ZHANG
;
Tongyi CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cervical vertebrae;
Spinal stenosis;
Orthopedic procedures;
Follow-up studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the efficacy of Kurokawa s open door expansive laminoplasty for the treatment of cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy. Methods Sixty seven patients admitted to Zhongshan hospital with cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy undergone Kurokawa s procedure in the last 6 years were included in this study. All of the patients were followed up after operation. The follow up period ranged from 10 months to more than 6 years. The average age at operation was 55.2 years. Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA)score were used to measure the severity of cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy and recovery rates. Results JOA scores increased from 7.1 to 12.5, 12.9 and 12.8 at the first, third, and fifth postoperative year respectively(P
