The Effect of Laminectomy with Instrumented Fusion Carried into the Thoracic Spine on the Sagittal Imbalance in Patients with Multilevel Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

The Effect of Laminectomy with Instrumented Fusion Carried into the Thoracic Spine on the Sagittal Imbalance in Patients with Multilevel Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Objective To determine if there is a difference in either the cervical alignment or the clinical outcomes in cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) patients who underwent laminectomy with instrumented fusion (LIF) ending at C6, C7, or proximal thoracic spine for the trea...

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Main Authors: Kaiqiang Sun, Shikai Zhang, Benzhao Yang, Xiaofei Sun, Jiangang Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-12-01
Series:Orthopaedic Surgery
Subjects:
Cervical sagittal imbalance
Cervicothoracic junction
Laminectomy with instrumented fusion
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/os.13147

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