Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Factors in Choosing the Surgical Approach

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a progressive disease and a common cause of acquired disability in the elderly. A variety of surgical interventions are available to halt or improve progression of the disease. Surgical options include anterior or posterior approaches with and without fusion. These...

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Published inAdvances in Orthopedics Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 220 - 225
Main Authors Yalamanchili, Praveen K., Vives, Michael J., Chaudhary, Saad B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2012
Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Wiley
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Summary:Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a progressive disease and a common cause of acquired disability in the elderly. A variety of surgical interventions are available to halt or improve progression of the disease. Surgical options include anterior or posterior approaches with and without fusion. These include anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion, cervical disc replacement, laminoplasty, laminectomy with and without fusion, and combined approaches. Recent investigation into the ideal approach has not found a clearly superior choice, but individual patient characteristics can guide treatment.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Joseph S. Butler
ISSN:2090-3464
2090-3472
DOI:10.1155/2012/783762