Objective The preservation of nuchal musculature is essential for preventing axial pain and
cervical malalignment after laminoplasty. A few studies have examined the effect of …

Axial pain is one of the major complications after laminoplasty, and preservation of C7
spinous process during the procedure can reduce the axial pain. However, it has not been …

Objective To evaluate C2 muscle preservation effect and the radiological and clinical
outcomes after C2 recapping laminoplasty. Methods Fourteen consecutive patients who …

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 …

Objective To clarify whether the modified laminoplasty with C3 laminectomy preserving the
semispinalis cervicis (SSC) inserted into C2 could maintain the postopertive range of motion …

Object The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between preservation of the
insertion of the deep extensor musculature of the cervical spine at C-2 and postoperative …

Study design Results of C4-C6 laminoplasty with C3 laminectomy and C3-C6 laminoplasty
were compared retrospectively. Objectives To clarify the difference between C3 laminectomy …

Study Design Retrospective study Objectives Due to anatomical variations in the
semispinalis cervicis insertion in the C2 spinous process, complete preservation is not …

Background Context C3 laminectomy in cervical laminoplasty is a modified laminoplasty
technique that can preserve the semispinalis cervicis muscle attached to the C2 spinous …

Background Many efforts to reduce axial symptoms after cervical laminoplasty have been
tried and reported; nevertheless, avoiding the axial symptoms has not yet been solved …