Correlation between cervical spine sagittal alignment and clinical outcome after cervical laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament - Lee, Chang Kyu; Shin, Dong Ah; Yi, Seong; Kim, Keung Nyun; Shin, Hyun Chul; Yoon, Do Heum; Ha, Yoon (Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2016)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Female; Humans; Laminoplasty - methods; Longitudinal Ligaments - surgery; Lordosis - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - surgery; Spinal Fusion - methods; Treatment Outcome; SVA = sagittal vertical axis; HRQOL = health-related quality of life; SF-36 = 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; VAS = visual analog scale; CSM = cervical spondylotic myelopathy; cervical laminoplasty; OPLL = ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; clinical outcome; NDI = Neck Disability Index; ACDF = anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; cervical spine sagittal alignment; JOA = Japanese Orthopaedic Association