Is laminectomy and fusion the better choice than laminoplasty for multilevel cervical myelopathy with signal changes on magnetic resonance imaging? A comparison of two posterior surgeries

Table 2 Complications and outcomes

Characteristics	LF Group	LP Group	P Value
Unsatisfactory Placement of Screw (case)	5	0
C5 Nerve Root Palsyc (case)	5	2
Axial Symptom (case)	3	5
Superficial Infection (case)	2	0
Dural tear (case)	1	0
Adjacent segment degeneration	2	0
Total Complications	18	7	0.012^
Final Follow-up
JOA	13.90 ± 1.01	14.29 ± 1.12	0.07^#
VAS-N	1.92 ± 0.94	1.73 ± 0.65	0.23^#
SF-36(PCS)	47.24 ± 9.71	49.82 ± 9.04	0.16^#
SF-36(MCS)	45.73 ± 7.76	48.99 ± 9.82	0.06^#
ROM of Extension and Flexion(°)	5.23 ± 2.36	22.61 ± 6.75	< 0.001^#

JOA Japanese Orthopedic Association score
VAS-N Visual Analogue Score of Neck
SF-36 (PCS and MCS) The Physical and Mental Component Scores of the Short-Form 36
ROM range of motion
^a T-test
^bChi-square test

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