Upper extremity palsy following cervical decompression surgery results from a transient spinal cord lesion.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that spinal cord lesions cause postoperative upper extremity palsy.

Summary Of Background Data: Postoperative paresis, so-called C5 palsy, of the upper extremities is a common complication of cervical surgery.

Effects of surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients > or = 70 years of age: a retrospective comparative study.

The objective of this study was to compare efficacy of cervical surgery for myelopathy in patients > or = 70 and < or = 60 years of age. Forty patients > or = 70 years and 50 patients < or = 60 years of age with MRI and CT proven myelopathy were neurologically assessed using the JOA score. Three operative procedures were performed: anterior spinal fusion, laminoplasty, and laminectomy.