ABSTRACT
Objective:To compare the therapeutic characteristics of anterior hybrid decompression and posterior cervical posterior laminectomy in the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Methods:Thirty six cases of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients treated by anterior hybrid decompression and thirty three cases of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients treated by posterior cervical posterior laminectomy were involved.The general information,bleeding amount,operative time,cervical curvature D value,JOA score and incidence of postoperative complications of the two groups before and after surgery were compared.Results:There was no significant difference in the general information among the two groups(P＞0.05),including age (anterior group:56.23± 7.64 years old,posterior group:55.76± 8.18 years old),sex (anterior group:22 males/14 females,posterior group:20 males/13 females),cervical curvature D value (anterior group:7.41± 3.14,posterior group:8.19± 2.74),JOA score (anterior group:9.08± 1.09 scores,posterior group:8.82± 1.26 scores),disease course (anterior group:17.24± 7.36 months,posterior group:15.75± 5.78 months) and affected segment (anterior group:3.11 ± 0.26 segments,posterior group:3.24± 0.39 segments).The the amount of bleeding in the anterior group (anterior approach:221.79± 178.02 ml,posterior group:483.07± 434.25 ml) was lower than that of the posterior group(P＜0.05).The operative time (anterior group:196.54± 51.88 mins,posterior group:175.12± 54.93 mins) was longer,but there was no significant difference (P＞0.05).The cervical curvature D value and JOA score of posterior group were increased with the extension of surgery time.However,the cervical curvature D value of posterior group was decreased,but JOA score was increased.The incidence of bone unfinished,hoarseness and cerebrospinal fluid leakage were found in the anterior group,and axial pain and C5 nerve root paralysis were found in the posterior group.But there was no significant difference in the incidence of complications between the two groups (anterior group 14.89％,posterior group:12.12％)(P＞0.05).Conclusions:Anterior hybrid decompression and posterior cervical posterior laminectomy had their own advantages in the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy.,The appropriate treatment should be taken according to the condition of patients.