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8586909

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
We have retrospectively determined the preoperative risk factors in cervical radiculopathy after laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy using preoperative neuroradiographical findings and electrophysiological studies. Of the 67 patients who underwent laminoplasty, 10 patients (14.9%) postoperatively showed cervical radioculopathy. The preoperative radiographical findings had included cervical lordosis, intraspinal cord centering, and anterior protrusion of the apex of the superior articular process. Needle electromyography, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), sensory nerve action potentials (SNAP) were preoperatively examined in 42 cases. There was no relationship between the postoperative radiculopathy and the preoperative radiographical findings. Six (100%) of 6 cases preoperatively diagnosed as C5 radiculopathy (postganglionic type) with Erb-P 14 interpeak latency of dermatomal SEPs and SNAP, developed postoperative C5 radiculopathy. One (25%) of 4 cases preoperatively diagnosed as C6 radiculopathy developed postoperative C6 radiculopathy. No case preoperatively diagnosed as C7 or C8 radiculopathy developed postoperative radiculopathy. This study suggested that an important risk factor for postoperative radiculopathy was subclinical C5 radiculopathy (postganglionic type) that could be preoperatively evaluated using electrophysiological studies.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-5325
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1237-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[Clinical study of cervical radiculopathy after laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract