1.Results of Laminoplasty for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
Akihiko OKAMOTO ; Masafumi ISHIZUKI ; Yasushi ISOBE ; Norio SAITOH ; Masami TOMINAGA ; Hidehiko OZAWA ; Taisuke TANIZAWA ; Yasuo SUGATA ; Tomoyuki MOCHIZUKI ; Kenji HARA ; Kazuyuki SAKAI
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2001;49(5):729-732
[Follow-up studies were made of 35 patient who underwent laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy for 22 monthoon averages]
The conditions of 35 patients were observed consecutively after laminoplasty.
The mean JOA scores were improved from 8.7 to 12.5. Postoperative JOA scores correlated with preoperarive JOA scores (r=0.60, p<0.01) and ages at the time of the operation (r=-0.45, p<0.01). The period from the onset of the disease to the operation and the vertebral canal diameters didnot [No significant correlation who found between- and-] influence the operative results of the operation.