Cervical single open-door laminoplasty with or without local lateral mass screw fixation and fusion to treat cervical spinal cord injuries accompanied by segmental spinal canal stenosis

This study investigates surgical treatments for cervical spinal cord injuries combined with spinal canal narrowing. The study compares laminoplasty alone to laminoplasty with screw fixation and fusion. The study looks at patients who had either laminoplasty alone or laminoplasty combined with lateral mass screw fixation and fusion. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of these surgical approaches for improving neurological function in patients with cervical spinal cord injuries and spinal stenosis.

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  Both laminoplasty alone and laminoplasty with fusion improved neurological function.
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  Laminoplasty combined with local fusion aided the treatment of unstable cervical spinal cord injuries and spinal stenosis.
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  Many unstable segments were located in regions of stress concentration, such as areas of discontinuous ossification in patients with multisegmental OPLL or intervertebral joint stiffness.