Comparison of treatment outcomes and hospitalization costs for expansive open-door laminoplasty and muscle-preserving selective laminectomy in the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy

Comparison of treatment outcomes and hospitalization costs for expansive open-door laminoplasty and muscle-preserving selective laminectomy in the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy - Comparison of expansive open-door laminoplasty and muscle-preserving selective laminectomy in the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053736

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-03-01

Start date

2024-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Cervical compressive myelopathy

Interventions

Expansive open-door laminoplasty group Muscle-preserving selective laminectomy group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 20 years of age undergoing posterior decompression surgery for cervical compressive myelopathy will be selected based on the following criteria: 1)Cases of cervical compressive myelopathy with pyramidal tract symptoms undergoing posterior decompression surgery (either ELAP or SL). 2)Cases where cervical cord compression is observed on MRI or myelogram-CT. 3)Cases with no history of cervical spine surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Cases presenting only with radicular symptoms and without pyramidal tract symptoms. 2)Cases diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, spinal tumors, spinal cord tumors, spinal trauma, spinal infections, or lumbar spinal canal stenosis. 3)Cases with a history of previous cervical spine surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Surgical outcomes, complications, inpatient treatment costs	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSatoshi Nori

National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

satoshi.nori@gmail.com03-3411-0111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026