Preoperative Risk Factors of C5 Nerve Root Palsy After Laminectomy and Fusion in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy: Analysis of 70 Consecutive Patients.

Study Design: A retrospective study.

Objective: To identify preoperative risk factors causing cervical fifth nerve root palsy (C5 palsy) after laminectomy and fusion (LF).

Summary Of Background Data: It is well known that postoperative C5 palsy is not rare after cervical surgery.

Clinical results comparing transtibial technique and outside in technique in single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: To compare the clinical results of single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using the conventional transtibial technique and the anatomical outside-in technique for femoral tunneling.

Materials And Methods: From 2007 to 2011, 89 patients who received ACL reconstruction were followed for ≥1 year were enrolled in the study. The conventional transtibial technique was used in 41 patients and the outside-in technique, in 48 patients.