Surgery treatment to the mixed ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament
- VernacularTitle:混合型颈椎后纵韧带骨化症的手术治疗
- Author:
Rusen ZHU
;
Xueli ZHANG
;
Rong TIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cervical spine;
ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament;
cervical myelopathy;
laminoplasty
- From:
Orthopedic Journal of China
2006;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To analyze the effect of the surgical operation for cervical myelopathy due to mixed ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). [Methods]Forty-two patients with mixed OPLL were enrolled from June 2003 to June 2007.Eighteen were treated with posterior laminoplasty combined with anchor nail fixation(group A).Fifteen with laminoplasty (group B) and the other nine with laminectomy(group C).According to the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scoring system for cervical myelopathy,the neural function scores were obtained. The cervical shoulder pain score and the influence factors for prognosis were documented.[Results]All patients were followed for 6 months to 4 years (mean 23 months). The differences between preoperation and post operation were significant among the three different surgery type groups (P
