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Table 3 Complications after discharge from hospital

From: Comparison of clinical outcomes of expansive open-door laminoplasty with unilateral or bilateral fixation and fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a multi-center prospective study

Complications during follow-up period

Unilateral n = 33

Bilateral n = 77

All patients

p

Segmental instability

1 (3.03)

4 (5.19)

5 (4.55)

1.000

C5 palsy

0 (0.00)

4 (5.19)

4 (3.64)

0.314

Axial symptoms

4 (12.12)

3 (3.90)

7 (6.36)

0.194

Caudal ASD

0 (0.00)

1 (1.30)

1 (0.91)

1.000

Loosening of internal fixation

0 (0.00)

1 (1.30)

1 (0.91)

1.000

  1. ASD adjacent segment degeneration