Cervical laminectomy with lateral mass screw fixation in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Neurological and sagittal alignment outcome: Do we need lateral mass screws at each segment ?

Conclusion: The multilevel cervical laminectomy and instrumentation with lateral mass screw for multilevel cervical myelopathy is a safe technique that provides decompression of the spinal cord, prevents the development of kyphotic spinal deformity and posterior tension band of the spinal cord as associated with laminoplasty or uninstrumented laminectomy.
Source: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research