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All patients were followed postoperatively for more than 5 years. The preoperative and 5-year follow-up evaluations included neurological assessment (Japanese Orthopaedic Association [JOA] score), JOA recovery rates, axial neck pain (using a visual analog scale), the SF-36, and cervical sagittal alignment (C2\u20137 subaxial cervical angle).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixty-one patients were included for analysis, 31 in the CMEL group and 30 in the ELAP group. The mean preoperative JOA score was 10.1 points in the CMEL group and 10.9 points in the ELAP group (p &gt; 0.05). The JOA recovery rates were similar, 57.6% in the CMEL group and 55.4% in the ELAP group (p &gt; 0.05). The axial neck pain in the CMEL group was significantly lower than that in the ELAP group (p &lt; 0.01). At the 5-year follow-up, cervical alignment was more favorable in the CMEL group, with an average 2.6\u00b0 gain in lordosis (versus 1.2\u00b0 loss of lordosis in the ELAP group [p &lt; 0.05]) and lower incidence of postoperative kyphosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>CMEL is a novel, less invasive technique that allows for multilevel posterior cervical decompression for the treatment of CSM. 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