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ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2021

Dome Laminotomies at Adjacent Segments in Cervical Laminoplasty.

Jeffrey H Zimering, Konstantinos Margetis

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Article in International journal of spine surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jeffrey H ZimeringDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York.
Konstantinos MargetisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York.
Mount Sinai Health System · US

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Abstract

backgroundCervical laminoplasty is an established and effective surgical treatment for neurologic dysfunction associated with cervical myelopathy. "Dome laminotomies" involve undercutting the laminae adjacent to the laminoplasty levels to decompress and prevent spinal cord kinking on the lamina edges. The technique allows for a decrease in the number of instrumented laminae, smaller surgical exposure, and preservation of muscular attachments at the top of C2 and C7. We investigated whether dome laminotomies are associated with satisfactory neurologic and pain outcome.

methodsThis study involved a retrospective review of consecutive patients treated at a single institution between November 2015 and September 2018. The patients underwent a C3-C6 laminoplasty with dome laminotomies of the caudal edge of C2 and the cranial edge of C7 lamina. Postoperative evaluations of pain, myelopathy symptoms, and complications occurred at early (mean, ∼2 months) and late (mean, ∼15 months) time points.

resultsTwenty-one patients were enrolled (mean age, 62 years). Mean axial pain score improved significantly at both the early (

conclusionsC3-C6 laminoplasty with C2 and C7 dome laminotomies was safe, well tolerated, and associated with satisfactory early and late improved neurologic function and decreased pain.

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cervical laminoplastydome laminotomypain

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PMID34535543
PMCPMC8651190
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