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To totally decompress the spinal cord that is compressed at multilevels through the dorsal shift of the spinal cord in addition to direct decompression by the posterior displacement of the laminae. By preserving the posterior supporting structures, the spinal cord is protected, and the mechanical stability of the cervical spine is maintained.

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    Avitene®, Davol Inc., Warwick, RI.

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    Gelfoam®, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY.

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    TwinFix® Anchor Screw: Smith and Nephew, Inc. Orthopaedic Biosystem, Andover, MA.

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    Centerpiece Plate Fixation System, Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland.

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Chiba, K., Tsuji, T. (2019). Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy. In: Koller, H., Robinson, Y. (eds) Cervical Spine Surgery: Standard and Advanced Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93432-7_63

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