Anterior cervical decompression and fusion plate fixation of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 13 Anterior cervical decompression and fusion plate fixation of cervical spondylotic myelopathy Study: Fan Qi, Wang Zhilie, Xie Hui, He Qiping, Wu Shou-Kai, Lin Haitao [Abstract] Objective To investigate anterior cervical decompression and autogenous bone grafting titanium plate internal fixation efficacy of cervical spinal cord and related factors. Methods from October 2003 to January 2007 were treated 29 cases of cervical spondylotic myelopathy , the use of anterior cervical decompression, autologous iliac bone graft and plate fixation of AO cervical spinal cord. Results All patients were followed for an average time of 13 months, assessment of surgical results by JOA score, preoperative score averaged 9.2 points, postoperative score was 14.6 points in the group were excellent in 16 cases, good in 10 cases, 3 cases, good rate of 90%. Conclusion plate anterior cervical decompression and bone grafting and internal fixation of cervical spondylotic myelopathy effective, reliable, safe. [Keywords:] cervical spinal cord, plate, internal fixation CSM is a common cervical disease, often has sexual development, poor outcome of conservative treatment, many require surgery. Now the view is that once the diagnosis of cervical myelopathy surgery as soon as possible. At present there are several surgical methods can be for the choice, we from October 2003 to January 2007 on 29 patients with cervical myelopathy in patients with anterior debridement purposes of decompression and interbody fusion, anterior plate fixation of AO, the effect is good, are reported as follows. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General information on this group of 29 patients, 20 males and 9 females, aged 38 to 63 years, mean 52 years. Lesions involving a single segment in 10 cases, of which C3 ~ 4 2 , C4 ~ 5 3 , C5 ~ 65 cases involved two segments of 17 patients, of which C3 ~ 4, C4 ~ 5 3 , C4 ~ 5, C5 ~ 6 9 , C5 ~ 6, C6 ~ 7 5 cases, involving three segments in 2 cases , ar