AIM Some restriction and complications, such as progression of kyphosis, incidence of axial neck pain and decrease of postoperative cervical range of motion are concern. We designed this retrospective clinical study to evaluate the effect of laminoplasty by preserving the muscle attachments of C2 and C7 spinous processes on range of motion (ROM), axial neck pain and cervical lordosis. MATERIA...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PURPOSE To study clinicoradiological parameters of zero-profile cage screw used for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Radiological parameters of various implants used for ACDF are available, but those for zero-profile cage are sparse. METHODS Patients with unilateral intractable brachialgia due to single-level cer...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical disc disease. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Anterior spinal surgery originated in the mid-1950s and graft for fusion was also employed. Currently anterior cervical microdiscectomy and fusion with an intervertebral cage is a widely accepted procedure for t...

INTRODUCTION During growth, proportions of craniofacial and cervical structures are changed. Craniofacial and cervicovertebral structures are morphologically and functionally connected, but their each other's influence is still unknown. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the changes in cervical lordosis and cervicovertebral morphology in different age periods and the possibility...

BACKGROUND This study was aimed at evaluating whether or not patients with chronic type III acromioclavicular dislocation develop cervical spine pain and degenerative changes more frequently than normal subjects. METHODS The cervical spine of 34 patients with chronic type III AC dislocation was radiographically evaluated. Osteophytosis presence was registered and the narrowing of the interver...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of laminoplasty in patients with cervical kyphosis is controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the initial pathogenesis on the clinical outcomes of laminoplasty in patients with cervical kyphosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 137 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Clinicians associate the changes in cervical lordosis with neck pain, but there is no clear consensus on this. We aimed to investigate the relationships of cervical angles, neck pain, disability, and the psychological status of the patients with acute and chronic neck pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 110 patients with neck pain were included in this study. Demographic and...

OBJECTIVE To study clinical and radiographic outcome of patients who underwent the Cervios cage-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) without plate fixation in single to two-level degenerative disc disease (DDD). MATERIAL AND METHOD Sixty-seven patients suffering from cervical DDD with various symptoms such as radiculopathy, myelopathy, or both were retrospectively evaluated...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. PURPOSE To compare results of laminectomy in multisegmental compressive cervical myelopathy (CSM) with lordosis versus segmental kyphosis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Laminectomy is an established procedure for decompression in CSM with cervical lordosis. However in patients with segmental kyphosis, it is associated with risk of progression of kyphosis and po...