The Comparison of Hemilaminectomy and Laminoplasty Procedures in the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

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Karademir M., KÜÇÜK A., ULUTABANCA H., SELÇUKLU A., Menku A., Tucer B.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.27, no.1, pp.74-84, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.14736-15.1
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.74-84
  • Keywords: Cervical spondylosis, Myelopathy, Hemilaminectomy, Laminoplasty, SPINAL-CORD, EXPANSIVE LAMINOPLASTY, LAMINECTOMY, ANTERIOR, OUTCOMES, LIGAMENT, FUSION, DECOMPRESSION, MANAGEMENT, PROGNOSIS
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To compare cervical hemilaminectomy with cervical laminoplasty to determine the prognostic significance of both methods in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). This study is first in the literature to compare the hemilaminectomy and laminoplasty procedures