Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after laminectomy for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1513 @entity602 @entity51 @entity3799
BACKGROUND: The role of laminectomy in the surgical treatment of @entity3799 ( @entity3799 ) is established even though postoperative cervical sagittal balance changes and a risk for long-term instability have been described. The aim of the present study is to investigate its clinical efficacy and the radiological outcome in the long-term. METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed consecutive cases of @entity1 with @entity3799 , who underwent cervical laminectomy between 1995 and 2010 at the Hospital S  o Jo  o (n = 106). Clinical files were consulted, and the @entity1 reassessed in order to collect information on complaints, previous @entity51 , surgery and its complications. Subjective and objective clinical evaluation (by three @entity602 scores) and imaging studies were undertaken in order to assess the long-term cervical sagittal curvature and presence of instability. RESULTS: After applying exclusion criteria, 57 @entity1 were able to complete the follow-up. A favorable statistically significant difference was obtained when comparing clinical scores. Ninety-one percent of @entity1 were satisfied with the outcome of the surgery. Only 1 @entity1 developed @entity1513 according to Ishihara index and none according to the method of Matsumoto. Four @entity1 developed subclinical cervical instability. No clinical-imaging correlation was found. CONCLUSIONS: If @entity1 are properly selected cervical laminectomy without additional instrumentation is effective in offering a clinical improvement to @entity1 with @entity3799 with a low incidence of clinically significant radiological deterioration.
