A New Concept for Making Decisions Regarding the Surgical Approach for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Abstract

The present results demonstrate that a sufficient posterior shift of the spinal cord and neurologic improvement will not be obtained after posterior decompression surgery in the K-line (-) group. Our new index, the K-line, is a simple and practical tool for making decisions regarding the surgical approach for cervical OPLL patients.