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We investigated the incidence of postoperative complications in open-door laminoplasty (ODL) and French-window laminoplasty (FWL). This retrospective study consisted of 320 patients who were treated by ODL and 122 patients by FWL between 1987 and 2001. Postoperative transient paralysis of the nerve root occurred in five patients (1.5%) in the ODL group and 7 (5.7%) in the FWL group. While postoperative paralysis due to hematoma occurred in five patients (1.5%) in the ODL group, there were none in the FWL group. ODL and FWL share certain features of neurological complications. Treatment should therefore be selected recognizing these features.
