Cervical laminectomy vs laminoplasty: is there a difference in outcome and postoperative pain?
Laminoplasty for 4 or more cervical levels was associated with more axial pain and consequently poorer quality of life than laminectomy. There was a similar loss of sagittal alignment in both the laminectomy and laminoplasty groups over time. Our results suggest there is no clear benefit of laminoplasty over laminectomy in patients who do not have spinal instability.
Skinfold thickness during adolescence is a better predictor of high body fatness during adulthood than is BMI during adolescence.