2008Asian Spine JournalOpen access

Posterior Surgery for Cervical Myelopathy: Laminectomy, Laminectomy with Fusion, and Laminoplasty

John M. Rhee, Sushil Basra

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As a clinical diagnosis, it is important to note that many patients with cervical myelopathy may not present with all or even a majority of the above signs and symptoms.In addition, the absence of certain characteristic findings, such as hyperreflexia, in no way rules out the diagnosis of myelopathy.

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As a clinical diagnosis, it is important to note that many patients with cervical myelopathy may not present with all or even a majority of the above signs and symptoms.In addition, the absence of certain characteristic findings, such as hyperreflexia, in no way rules out the diagnosis of myelopathy.

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As a clinical diagnosis, it is important to note that many patients with cervical myelopathy may not present with all or even a majority of the above signs and symptoms.In addition, the absence of certain characteristic findings, such as hyperreflexia, in no way rules out the diagnosis of myelopathy.

Key concepts: Medicine, Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Myelopathy, Surgery, Corpectomy, Posterior longitudinal ligament, Spinal cord compression

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