Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (16): 2608-2613.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1218

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C3 laminectomy versus C3 laminoplasty for treating multi-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a meta-analysis  

Chang Jianzhong, Xiao Wei, Jin Qi, Sun Chengjun, Zhou Yichi, Zhao Zufa, Mao Xiaobing   

  1. General Hospital of China Resources & Wisco, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China
  • Online:2019-06-08 Published:2019-06-08
  • Contact: Jin Qi, Master, General Hospital of China Resources & Wisco, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China
  • About author:Chang Jianzhong, Attending physician, General Hospital of China Resources & Wisco, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: There are few objective evaluations concerning efficacy of C3 laminectomy versus C3 laminoplasty in posterior cervical expansive open-door laminoplasty and their effects on cervical function.

OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of C3 laminectomy versus C3 laminoplasty in posterior cervical expansive open-door laminoplasty for treating multi-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
METHODS: Databases of Cochrane Central, PubMed, EMbase, the ISI Web of Knowledge Database, CNKI, CBM, VIP and WanFang were searched for the articles published before July 1, 2018. Randomized or non-randomized controlled trails that compared the efficacy of C3 laminectomy and C3 laminoplasty for treating multi-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy were included. Meta-analyses were performed on RevMan 5.2 software provided by Cochrane Collaboration.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Five studies involving 316 patients were included. Among the patients, 146 underwent C3 laminectomy and 170 underwent C3 laminoplasty. (2) The results of meta-analysis showed that: compared with C3 laminoplasty, C3 laminectomy had higher cervical range of motion [SMD=-5.89, 95%CI (-7.25, -4.70), P < 0.05], and lower incidence of axial symptoms [SMD=-0.23, 95%CI (0.12, 0.46), P < 0.05]. (3) There was no significant difference between two groups in the postoperative Japanese Orthopeadic Association score [SMD=-0.02, 95%CI (-0.55, 0.51), P=0.95 > 0.05]. (4) These results imply that posterior cervical laminoplasty for treating cervical spondylotic using C3 laminectomy and laminoplasty can obtain good clinical outcomes. However, laminectomy can prevent loss of cervical range of motion and reduce the incidence of axial symptoms.

Key words: cervical spondylosis, laminectomy, laminoplasty, expansive laminoplasty, axial symptoms, cervical range of motion, neurological function, meta-analysis

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