Prediction of the risk of C5 palsy after posterior laminectomy and fusion with cervical myelopathy using a support vector machine: an analysis of 184 consecutive patients

Abstract Background This study aimed to predict C5 palsy (C5P) after posterior laminectomy and fusion (PLF) with cervical myelopathy (CM) from routinely available variables using a support vector machine (SVM) method. Methods We conducted a retrospective investigation based on 184 consecutive patien...

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Main Authors: Haosheng Wang, Zhi-Ri Tang, Wenle Li, Tingting Fan, Jianwu Zhao, Mingyang Kang, Rongpeng Dong, Yang Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02476-5