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AbstractIn order to assess accurately lesions of the spinal cord in patients with cervical myelopathy we have developed a new method of examination, which is based on the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scoring system. The method attempts to assess separately the functions of the long tract and any involved cord segments in respect to the period after treatment. It was used in 117 consecutive...
Summary. A new laminoplasty of the cervical spine has been developed using preserved ligaments as a tension-band. The laminae were enlarged in an open-door fashion and spacers inserted to maintain the spinolaminoligamentous complex intact. The stretched ligaments exerted a tension-band effect on the spacers and stabilised them so that neck movements could be started as soon as bleeding stopped. The...
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