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Complications of Open-Door Laminoplasty

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Cervical Laminoplasty

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Open-door laminoplasty has been established as a safe and effective surgical method for decompression of the cervical spinal cord [1-3]. However, it has potential risks of several complications, some of which are specific to this method. In this chapter, the possible causes, prevention, and management of complications related to open-door laminoplasty are described.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

    Morio Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Chiba & Yoshiaki Toyama

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, 113-0033, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Kozo Nakamura M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, 160-8582, Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshiaki Toyama M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-machi, Kawachi-gun, 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan

    Yuichi Hoshino M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

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Matsumoto, M., Chiba, K., Toyama, Y. (2003). Complications of Open-Door Laminoplasty. In: Nakamura, K., Toyama, Y., Hoshino, Y. (eds) Cervical Laminoplasty. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53983-4_12

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