Research Article
Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Anterior Approach Microscopic Surgery for the Pincer Mechanism in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
| Case | Age | Sex | Involved vertebrate | Cobb’s angle (°) | Height of disc(mm) | AOR | POR | JOA | Pre- | Post | Pre- | Post | Pre- | Post | Pre- | Post | Pre- | Post |
| 1 | 62 | F | 6/7 | 17.6 | 21.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 20% | 8.3% | 12 | 16 | 2 | 74 | F | 4-7 | 12.5 | 24.4 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 45.4% | 16.7% | 27.3% | 8.3% | 10 | 14 | 3 | 61 | F | 5/6 | 24.3 | 28.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 45.4% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 5% | 10 | 15 | 4 | 68 | M | 3-6 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 45.4% | 16.7% | 27.3% | 8.3% | 9 | 13 | 5 | 68 | F | 3-5 | 23.1 | 33.8 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 50% | 30% | 25% | 20% | 9 | 12 | 6 | 77 | M | 3-6 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 54.5% | 18.2% | 36.4% | 27.3% | 9 | 13 | 7 | 75 | M | 5-7 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 40% | 5% | 30% | 10% | 11 | 16 | 8 | 69 | M | 4-6 | 15.2 | 20.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 27.3% | 5% | 27.3% | 13.6% | 13 | 17 | 9 | 63 | M | 4-6 | 3.1 | 23.4 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 30% | 15% | 30% | 10% | 12 | 16 | 10 | 50 | M | 5/6 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 33.3% | 5% | 22.2% | 11% | 12 | 16 | 11 | 46 | M | 5/6 | 5.7 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 33.3% | 5% | 22.2% | 11% | 12 | 17 | 12 | 70 | F | 3-6 | 10.6 | 28.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 45.4% | 15% | 33.3% | 18.2% | 10 | 16 | 13 | 71 | M | 3-6 | 14.6 | 29.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 50% | 15% | 30% | 10% | 9 | 14 | 14 | 48 | M | 5-7 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 33.3% | 5% | 22.2% | 11% | 12 | 16 | 15 | 54 | M | 3-6 | 18.9 | 25.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 15% | 8.3% | 13 | 17 | 16 | 81 | F | 4/5 | 15.1 | 27.4 | 4.5 | 7 | 30% | 10% | 40% | 25% | 11 | 15 | 17 | 49 | F | 4-6 | 20.2 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 44.4% | 10% | 22.2% | 11% | 10 | 14 | 18 | 75 | F | 5/6 | 9.7 | 29.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 36.4% | 10% | 36.4% | 11% | 12 | 17 | 19 | 67 | M | 4-7 | 33.8 | 27.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 36.4% | 15% | 36.4% | 18.4% | 12 | 16 | 20 | 50 | M | 5/6 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 33.3% | 10% | 30% | 11% | 11 | 16 | 21 | 71 | F | 4-6 | 12.4 | 29.6 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 37.5% | 15% | 25% | 10% | 12 | 17 | Average | | | | 15.3 | 22.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 38.6% | 12.9% | 27.4% | 13.1% | 11.0 | 15.4 |
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Abbreviations: Cobb’s angle, C2–C7 Angle. AOR, anterior occupying rate. POR, posterior occupying rate. JOA, Japanese Orthopedic Association; full score 17 points.
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