Review on the cervical laminoplasty surgical technique and its clinical employment

Abstract

Various pathologies including tumors, arthritis, disc herniations, degenerative diseases and fractures can affect the cervical spinal cord by causing pressure on it and result in various clinical problems for the affected patients. Removing such pressure from the cervical spinal cord can be done surgically by a technique called cervical laminoplasty. During cervical laminoplasty the volume of the spinal canal is augmented. This surgical procedure is done by a posterior approach to the spine.