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Fig. 2

From: Analyses of effect factors associated with the postoperative dissatisfaction of patients undergoing open-door laminoplasty for cervical OPLL: a retrospective cohort study

Fig. 2

A 60-year-old male patient (a, b, c, and d) of the dissatisfied group at 6-month and 1-year follow-up developed numbness and weakness in his four extremities for 1 year, together with unbalance gait for 3 months. After the operation, his JOA scores improved from 9.7 pre-operation to 14.6 post-operation but he suffered from severe axial pain for 9 months which seriously affected the quality of life

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X