SynthesisNeurosurgical review2021
Posterior decompression and fusion versus laminoplasty for cervical ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Anterior Controllable Antedisplacement and Fusion (ACAF) versus laminoplasty in suppressing the progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Adjacent Nonbridged Ossification Near the Fixation Poses a Risk of Postoperative Progression of Ossification After Posterior Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Article
- Radiographic characterization of OPLL progression in patients receiving laminoplasty with a minimum of two-years follow-up.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Sorafenib inhibits ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament by blocking LOXL2-mediated vascularization.Bone research · 2024Article
- The Scope of Physiotherapy Rehabilitation in Compressive Myelopathy Managed by Spinal Fusion: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Preoperative and Postoperative Factors Affecting Patient Satisfaction with Double-Door Laminoplasty for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.Spine surgery and related research · 2023Article
- Instrumented fusion versus instrumented non-fusion following expansive open-door laminoplasty for multilevel cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Posterior hybrid surgery for atlantoaxial dislocation coexisting with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Poor Prognosis of Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality Associated with Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.BioMed research international · 2022Article
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Abstract
Both posterior decompression and fusion (PDF) and laminoplasty (LAMP) have been used to treat cervical myelopathy due to multilevel ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). However, considerable controversy exists over the choice of the two surgical strategies. Thus, the aim of this study is to compare clinical outcomes of PDF and LAMP for treatment of cervical myelopathy due to multilevel OPLL. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database to identify relevant clinical studies compared with clinical outcomes of PDF and LAMP for cervical OPLL. The primary outcomes including Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and recovery rate of JOA were evaluated, and the secondary outcomes involving visual analogue scale (VAS), cervical curvature, OPLL progression rate, complication rate, reoperation rate and surgical trauma were also evaluated using Stata software. A total of nine studies were included in the current study, involving 324 patients. The current study suggests that compared with LAMP, PDF achieves a lower OPLL progression rate, better postoperative cervical curvature and similar neurological improvement in the treatment of multilevel cervical OPLL. However, PDF has a higher complication rate, more surgical trauma and higher postoperative VAS than LAMP.
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