Palsy of the C5 Nerve Root After Midsagittal-Splitting Laminoplasty of the Cervical Spine

Abstract

The preliminary data suggest that patients who have OPLL with marked anterior compression on spinal cord at C3 can be at risk for postoperative C5 nerve root palsy after midsagittal-splitting laminoplasty. Also, a postoperative increase in cervical lordosis may be the cause of postoperative nerve root palsy.