ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the clinical results of the unilateral hemilaminectomy approach and the total laminectomy ap-proach in the treatment of subdural extramedullary tumors.Methods One hundred cases with subdural extramedullary tumors from Sep-tember 2010 to September 2013 in the General Hospital of Ningxia Med.Univ.underwent surgery intervention were prospective analyzed. Among them,50 cases( the observation group) received tumor resection by the unilateral hemilaminectomy approach,and another 50 cases ( the control group) received the treatment by the total laminectomy approach.All received electrophysiological monitoring in the opera-tion.Operation time,intraoperative bleeding,postoperative hospitalization duration and postoperative recurrence rate in 6 months to 1 year etc.were recorded and compared.Results Operation time,intraoperative bleeding,postoperative hospitalization duration and postoperative fields time in the the observation group were less than the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in curative effect aspects.In the postoperative follow-up(6 months to 1 year) ,the spinal instability cases in the observation group(0 case) was significantly less than the control group (6 cases).Conclusion Compared with the total laminectomy approach,the unilateral hemilaminectomy ap-proach in the treatment of subdural extramedullary tumors has more advantages as follows:better curative effect, smaller trauma, quicker recovery, fewer complications, great maintenance in spinal mobility and stability etc.