Ali Fahir Özer

Koc University School of Medicine, Turkey

Title: Changes in cervical sagittal alignment and the effects on cervical parameters in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy after laminoplasty

Abstract

To monitor changes in cervical parameters before and after laminoplasty surgery. Cervical parameters and health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) values that may be affected after laminoplasty were examined before and after surgery. The clinical and radiological course of these values was monitored, and their interaction with all spinal radiological parameters was revealed.Nineteen patients who underwent clinical and radiological evaluation for 2 years were followed in this study. Neck disability index, visual analog scale, and short form 36 scores were determined to evaluate HRQOL. For radiological parameters, the C0-C2 angle, C2-C7 angle, cervical sagittal vertical axis, T1 slope angle, neck tilt (NT) and thoracic inlet angle were used. The results of the 4-month, 1 year and 2-year follow-ups were statistically evaluated.Both the HRQOL and cervical radiological parameters deteriorated in the first 4 months and returned to normal in the 2nd year. Statistically, all parameters were meaningful (P < 0.05), except for NT.Cervical parameters and HRQOL values, which deteriorated in the early period, recovered in the late period in the long-term follow-up of patients undergoing laminoplasty. The important point is that preoperative cervical parameters suitable for laminoplasty should be present, and spinopelvic parameters should be normal.

Biography

Prof. Dr. Ali Fahir Özer graduated from Atatürk University School of Medicine in 1976. He did his neurosurgery residency between 1977 and 1982 at Hacettepe University School of Medicine. He obtained his associate professor degree in 1988 and full-professorship in 1994. He served as the head of neurosurgery department in Kocaeli University between 1994 and 1995. He has been working at American Hospital neurosurgery department since 1995 and is currently a faculty at Koc University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. He is Adjunct Professor in Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery Colleges of Engineering and Medicine, University of Toledo in 2018. Professor Özer has a membership of different associations including Eurospine and North American Spine Society. He also is the member of advisory board and reviewer of The Spine Journal, World Neurosurgery, BMC Musculoskelatal journal, Journal of Turkish Neurosurgery, Case Reports in Orthopedics ect. He has authored or co?authored well over 230 papers and wrote 46 book chapters, and he also editor of 9 books about his topic. Dr. Ozer’s research mainly focuses on biomechanics and dynamic stabilization of spine. He had patented Orthrus Dynamic Spinal System, Safinaz Dynamic Screw and Cervical Disc Prosthesis.

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Ali Fahir Özer

Title: Changes in cervical sagittal alignment and the effects on cervical parameters in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy after laminoplasty

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