J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2022 May 30. Epub 2022 May 30.
From the Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI (McDonald, DiSilvestro, Zhang, Kuris, and Daniels), Warren Alpert Medical School/Brown University, Providence, RI (McDonald, Hogan, Alsoof, Kuris, and Daniels), and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Hershman).
Introduction: Cervical laminoplasty (LP) and laminectomy with fusion (LF) are common operations used to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Conflicting data exist regarding which operation provides superior patient outcomes while minimizing the risk of complications. This study evaluates the trends of LP compared with LF over the past decade in patients with cervical myelopathy and examines long-term revision rates and complications between the two procedures. Read More