Comparison of Two Reconstructive Techniques in the Surgical Management of Four-Level Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Figure 2

A 65-year-old male patient presented with a 2-year history of pain in the neck and shoulders accompanied by numbness in both hands. Preoperative X-ray and MRI images show proliferation of osteophytes, protrusions of C3/4 and C6/7, and spinal compression caused by hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum. (c) and (d) show the anteroposterior and lateral images on neutral position of the cervical spine after SCF surgery.

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