当科における脊髄腫瘍術後の長期経過観察

術後脊柱変形について

抄録

Twenty-nine patients, ten to seventy-six years old, were followed up for seven to thirty-six years after laminectomy for spinal cord trmor.
Post laminectomy kyphosis occurred in eight patients (27.6%) and instability in Seven patients (24.1%).
Facet joints appears to be most important in the development of kyphosis and instability.