placement has remained. It is encouraged for the patient to return to their day-to-day activities as soon as possible. 6 S U M M A R Y The posterior cervical laminoplasty is a common treatment for cervical spondy- lotic myelopathy, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, and other cervical stenosis diseases. 2 The surgical approach does pose certain complica- tions, but the approach and surgical method continues to be refined. Overall, the complication occurrence is low. 6 The option of having a way to decompress the spinal cord that reduces the risk of post-operative dura scaring without cervical fusion makes the laminoplasty a popular solution for patients. A B O U T T H E A U T H O R Courtney Anders, CST, CSFA, received her surgical technologist training while serving in the United States Navy, graduating and completing her cer- tification in August of 2012. While in the Navy, she completed her require- ments for surgical first assistant and was awarded certification in July of 2017. Courtney has worked as the orthopedic coordinator for the operating room at Beaufort Memorial. Currently, she works for Low Country Bone and Joint assisting and specializing in joint replacement and preservation under the guidance of Vandit Sardana, MD, FRCSC; and Tiffany Rahn, PA-C, MS. Courtney has received her associates in applied health sciences with honors from American Military University, and her bachelor of science in health science in professional development manga cum laude, and advanced patient care from Grand Canyon University. R E F E R E N C E S 1. Eidelson SG. Cervical Spine Anatomy (Neck). SpineUniverse . https://www.spineuniverse.com / anatomy/cervical-spine-anatomy-neck. Published May 9, 2018. Accessed October 22, 2018. Kuang-TingY; Ru-Ping L; Ing-Ho C,et al.Laminoplasty instead of laminectomy as a decompres- sion method in posterior instrumented fusion for degenerative cervical kyphosis with stenosis. J of Orthop Surg & Res . 2015;10(1):1-6. doi:10.1186/s13018-015-0280-y. 2. Lance K.Mitsunaga,Eric O.Klineberg,Munish C.Gupta.Laminoplasty Techniques for the Treat- ment of Multilevel Cervical Stenosis.Adv in Orthop,vol.2012,Article ID 307916,15 pages,2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/307916. 3. Kelly J. Bridges, Lauren N. Simpson, Carli L. Bullis, Andy Rekito, Christina M. Sayama, Khoi D. Than. Combined Laminoplasty and Posterior Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelop- athy Treatment: A Literature Review. Asian Spine J. 2018:12(3): 446-458. doi:10.4184/ asj.2018.12.3.446. 4. Kuang-TingY; Ru-Ping L; Ing-Ho C,et al.Laminoplasty instead of laminectomy as a decompres- sion method in posterior instrumented fusion for degenerative cervical kyphosis with stenosis. J of Orthop Surg & Res. 2015;10(1):1-6. doi:10.1186/s13018-015-0280-y. 5. Kwee MM, Ho Y-H, RozenWM. The prone position during surgery and its complications: a systematic review and evidence-based guidelines. Int Surg. 2015:100(2): 292-303. doi:10.9738/ INTSURG-D-13-00256.1 6. Rhee J, Basra S. Posterior Surgery for cervical myelopathy: Laminectomy, Laminectomy with fusion, and laminoplasty. Asian Spine J. 2008:2(2): 114-126. Doi: 10.4184/asj.2008.2.2.114. C E E X A M Earn CE Credits at Home You will be awarded continuing educa- tion (CE) credits toward your recertifica- tion after reading the designated arti- cle and completing the test with a score of 70% or better. If you do not pass the test, it will be returned along with your payment. Send the original answer sheet from the journal and make a copy for your records. If possible use a credit card (debit or credit) for payment. It is a faster option for processing of credits and offers more flexibility for correct payment. When submitting multiple tests, you do not need to submit a separate check for each journal test. You may submit multiple journal tests with one check or money order. Members this test is also available online at www.ast.org . No stamps or checks and it posts to your record automatically! Members: $6 per credit (per credit not per test) Nonmembers: $10 per credit (per credit not per test plus the $400 nonmember fee per submission) After your credits are processed, AST will send you a letter acknowledging the number of credits that were accepted. Members can also check your CE credit status online with your login information at www.ast.org. 3 WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR CE CREDITS Mail to: AST, Member Services, 6 West Dry Creek Circle Ste 200, Littleton, CO 80120-8031 Fax CE credits to: 303-694-9169 E-mail scanned CE credits in PDF format to:
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