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Open-Door Laminoplasty for Cervical OPLL: Technique, Long-Term Results, and Complications

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Cervical laminoplasty has become a standard procedure for the posterior decompression of the cervical cord, as ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) a potential of cervical cord compression at multisegmental levels. We developed en bloc cervical laminoplasty, an open-door type procedure in 1981. The long-term (>20 years) outcome of this procedure is favorable without any major complications. However, postoperative radiculopathy, postoperative axial pain, and neurological deterioration due to the progression of OPLL must be considered after cervical laminoplasty.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Morio Matsumoto

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

    Motoki Iwasaki

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama University Hospital, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan

    Yoshiharu Kawaguchi

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Kawaguchi, Y. (2020). Open-Door Laminoplasty for Cervical OPLL: Technique, Long-Term Results, and Complications. In: Okawa, A., Matsumoto, M., Iwasaki, M., Kawaguchi, Y. (eds) OPLL. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3855-1_23

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