C5 Palsy in Cervical Decompression Surgeries: A Study in 390 Patients
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چکیده
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy affects the middle to elderly population, causing significant morbidity. Keegan1 first described the C5 nerve palsy that developed following posterior decompression surgeries as a "dissociated motor loss." C5 palsy causes significant morbidity to patients, making them unable to perform their daily activities.2,3 Both anterior and posterior decompression surgeries can cause this complication.4,5 Controversy still exists regarding the incidence, cause, risk factors, and measures to prevent C5 palsy. Incidence varied between 0 to 26.4% in anterior surgeries and 0 to 50% in posterior surgeries.6 Here, we tried to study the incidence in both anterior and posterior surgeries as well as identify various risk factors that lead to development of C5 nerve palsy.
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