Surgical outcome and prognostic factors of anterior decompression and fusion for cervical compressive myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 875 - 884
• Main Authors: Kim, Byeongwoo, Yoon, Do Heum, Shin, Hyun Chul, Kim, Keung Nyun, Yi, Seong, Shin, Dong Ah, Ha, Yoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anterior decompression and fusion; Cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Compressive myelopathy; Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Laminoplasty; Laminoplasty - adverse effects; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - surgery; Prognosis; Prognostic factors; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery; Spinal Fusion - adverse effects; Treatment Outcome; Anterior decompression and fusion; Laminoplasty; Compressive myelopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Prognostic factors

Anterior decompression and fusion (ADF) for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is technically demanding and associated with complications. Although various factors affecting clinical outcome have been investigated in posterior decompression, prognostic factors of ADF remain u...