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Spontaneous stabilisation of postlaminectomy cervical kyphosis by anterior longitudinal ligament ossification
A Avadhani1, A P Shetty, S Rajasekaran
1Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, 313 Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641043, India.
Abstract:
Cervical laminectomy has been known to cause postlaminectomy kyphosis and instability, often necessitating extensive anterior and posterior procedures with instrumentation for the stabilisation and correction of the deformity. We report a case of spontaneous stabilisation of postlaminectomy cervical kyphosis by anterior longitudinal ossification in the absence of an ossified posterior longitudinal ligament, thus circumventing the need for surgical intervention.
