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Reoperation Rates after Laminoplasty for Cervical Disorders: A 26-Year Period Survival Function Method Analysis.
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- Reoperation rate and risk factors of reoperation for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2023Pooled it
- A Clinical Experience in Treating Myelopathy Caused by Floating Lamina Resulting from Re-close of the Lamina and Pseudarthrosis at the Lateral Gutter after Cervical Laminoplasty.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Biomechanical Evaluations of Novel Clip-Type Implants for Cervical Double-Door Laminoplasty, Compared with Conventional Hydroxyapatite Spacers: A Cadaveric Study.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Article
- Long-Term Survivorship of Cervical Spine Procedures; A Survivorship Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.Global spine journal · 2023Article
- Two Cases of Delayed Onset Myelopathy at the Cervicothoracic Junction Caused by Spontaneous Multiple Interlaminar Bony Fusion after Cervical Laminoplasty in Patients with Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.Spine surgery and related research · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionLaminoplasty is a common surgery for cervical myelopathy. Previous studies have analyzed the reoperation rates in posterior decompression surgeries of the cervical spine. However, few studies have solely focused on midline-splitting laminoplasty (MSL) using a large number of patients. This aims to analyze the reoperation rates after MSL using the survival function method.
methodsBetween 1988 and 2013, 4,208 MSLs were performed as a primary operation for cervical myelopathy and enrolled in our spinal surgery registration system. The Kaplan-Meier survival function method was used to analyze the rates of reoperation.
resultsOf 4,208 patients with primary MSL, 40 underwent reoperation for neurological complications. The overall reoperation rate was 0.26%, 0.64%, 0.83%, 0.93%, and 0.95% at 1, 5, 10, 20, and >20 years, respectively. The causes of reoperation were postoperative cervical radiculopathy in 10 patients, stenosis at an adjacent level in 8, stenosis due to failed "open-door" lamina in 6, instability of the cervical spine in 4, cervical disc herniation in 3, elongation of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in 3, spinal cord injury in 1, fracture of the cervical spine in 1, postoperative scar formation in 1, ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament in 1, and unknown in 2. The number of patients with surgical site infection (SSI) who needed surgical debridement was 34 (0.81%).
conclusionsExcluding reoperations for SSI, the reoperation rate of MSL was approximately 1.0% at the maximum of 26 years after surgery. MSL was determined to be a reliable surgical procedure regarding postoperative complications requiring additional surgeries.
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