Results of anterior decompression and fusion of the cervical spine. Evaluation of poor case.:Evaluation of Poor Case

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To perform decomporession of the spinal cord and stabilization of the cervical spine in the patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy, anterior decompression and fusion of the cervical spine were carried out in our hospital since 1975. Although this procedure has been proved to be a useful method for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, we have six cases with poor results. These six cases were analyzed with special reference to the following factors: 1) spinal canal diameter, 2) bone fusion of the grafted bone, 3) the number of fused vertebrae, and 4) instability of the unfusedsegment. We concluded that these factors affect the result of the treatment. The results of the cases which had narrow spinal canal and multi-segment involved were poor.
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