[The clinical effect and disquisition of anterior cervical approach surgery with posterior longitudinal ligament hook pliers and posterior longitudinal ligament nip pliers].

Objective: To study the clinical effect of anterior cervical approach surgery to removal posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) with posterior longitudinal ligament hook pliers and posterior longitudinal ligament nip pliers.

Methods: To retrospectively analyzed anterior cervical approach surgery treatment 73 patients who were cervical spondylosis myelopathy. All patients removal PLL with self-make instrument, According to JOA grade to evaluate effect of operations.

Results: Full patients removal PLL were in succeed, in shape of extradural has renew, the JOA grade were increase, (12.8 ± 3.2) vs (8.3 ± 1.9).

Conclusions: Removal PLL were increase effect of downright decompress in anterior cervical approach surgery, Operations become safety agile and reduce the complications with self-make instrument.