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Finite Element Model of Multi Level Cervical Laminoplasty
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Finite Element Model of Multi Level Cervical Laminoplasty

Swathi Kode, Nicole A Kallemeyn, Joseph D Smucker and Nicole M Grosland
ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, pp.479-480
ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, Florida, USA, Jun. 16 - 19, 2010 (Naples, Florida, USA, 06/16/2010–06/19/2010)
06/16/2010
DOI: 10.1115/SBC2010-19123

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Abstract

Cervical spinal stenosis is a medical condition caused by the narrowing of the spinal canal, possibly leading to the compression of the spinal cord or other nerve roots [1]. Surgical options include an anterior approach involving decompression and fusion or a posterior approach involving laminectomy and fusion or laminoplasty. Laminoplasty, considered an alternative to laminectomy, is a procedure intended to relieve pressure on the spinal cord while maintaining the stabilizing effects of the posterior elements of the vertebrae.

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