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Surg."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate the relationship between preoperative radiographic parameters and the short-term prognosis of patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) who underwent laminoplasty (LAMP).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective analysis of Cervical OPLL 50 patients with K-line (+) OPLL with no cervical kyphosis who received LAMP was performed. Based on preoperative neutral position x-ray, the K-line tilt, C2\u2013C7 SVA (sagittal vertical axis), CL (cervical lordosis), T1 slope, and T1 slope-CL were recorded. The JOA (Japanese orthopaedic association scores) score and the cervical kyphosis change were recorded 1 year after surgery. Patients were divided into good and poor prognosis groups according to the median (12.5) of the postoperative JOA score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were differences between the two groups in K-line tilt, C2\u2013C7 SVA, and T1 slope (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>s\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). There was a strong linear correlation between the three, K-Line tilt, JOA score, and C2\u2013C7 SVA. The degree of influence of K-line tilt, C2\u2013C7 SVA, T1 slope on postoperative JOA score was analyzed using multiple linear regression, and the absolute value of the standardized coefficient Beta were 0.550, 0.319, 0.185, respectively. There was no cervical kyphosis change 1 year after surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>As preoperative cervical parameters, the influence of K-line tilt, C2\u2013C7 SVA, and T1 slope on postoperative JOA score decreases in order. There was a linear relationship between preoperative K-line tilt and postoperative JOA score, implying that patients with cervical OPLL with high K-line tilt were not eligible for LAMP. 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