Investigators found patients who underwent wedge-shaped resection of the cranial portion of the posterior bony arch in open-door laminoplasty had better outcomes for cervical range of motion ...

This creates a hinge that allows the surgeon to lift one side of the lamina to an open position, similar to opening a door ... 70% of people who received cervical laminoplasty for CSM experienced ...

"Postoperative problems often seen after conventional laminoplasty of the cervical ... to the posterior extensor mechanism including the deep extensor muscles than open-door laminoplasty," the ...

TOCHIGI, Japan — A controlled study comparing results of skip laminectomy with open-door laminoplasty ... cervical canal. It is contraindicated in patients with continuous ossification of the ...

Posterior cervical ... Laminoplasty: This surgery doesn’t remove the lamina. Instead, it’s thinned out on one side and then cut on the other. This creates a hinge, like on a door.

A laminoplasty is a type of surgery used to treat spinal cord compression in your neck. Spinal cord compression can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in your neck, numbness in your limbs ...