Endoscopic partial laminectomy for cervical myelopathy

J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Feb;2(2):170-4. doi: 10.3171/spi.2005.2.2.0170.

Abstract

Object: The authors report the results of endoscopic partial laminectomy performed in 10 patients with degenerative cervical compressive myelopathy.

Methods: Endoscopic partial laminectomy was performed safely in 10 patients with cervical myelopathy. All of the patients experienced symptomatic improvement with slight postoperative wound pain. The mean operative duration was 164+/-35 minutes and the mean intraoperative blood loss was 45.5+/-27 ml.

Conclusions: Endoscopic partial laminectomy may be used as a minimally invasive alternative for the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Endoscopes*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy / instrumentation*
  • Ligamentum Flavum / pathology
  • Ligamentum Flavum / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelography
  • Neck Pain / etiology
  • Neck Pain / surgery
  • Pain, Postoperative / diagnosis
  • Pain, Postoperative / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery*
  • Spinal Osteophytosis / diagnosis
  • Spinal Osteophytosis / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed