Review Article

Two Types of Laminoplasty for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy at Multiple Levels

Figure 4

The running course of the medial branch of the posterior ramus (sight from a lateral side) and its schema. The medial branch of the posterior ramus (white arrow) runs posteriorly in the shortest distance of the line between the cranial side of the posterior tubercle of the transverse process and the posterior capsule of the facet joint in contact with the lateral side of the facet joint column.
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