Long-Term Outcomes of Cervical Laminoplasty in the Elderly
Table 5
Predictive factors for severe complications or death at the final follow-up period (average 105 months).
Baseline factors
Hazard ratio
95% CI
value
Age at surgery
80
6
1.22
0.26–5.59
0.80
79
31
1.00
Sex
Male
23
0.39
0.12–1.23
0.11
Female
14
1.00
Preop motor JOA (U/E)
2
25
1.41
0.38–5.21
0.60
3
12
1.00
Postop motor JOA (U/E)
2
14
5.64
1.51–21.0
0.01
3
22
1.00
Preop motor JOA (L/E)
1
14
3.16
0.69–14.4
0.13
2
23
1.00
Postop motor JOA (L/E)
1
11
3.47
1.09–10.97
0.03
2
25
1.00
Preop: preoperative; Postop: postoperative; ROM: range of motion; U/E: upper extremities; L/E: lower extremities. Six months after surgery, excluding one patient who died 2 weeks after surgery.
