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(a) A midline sagittal illustration of multilevel C3-C7 CSM accompanied by both ventral and dorso-lateral compression. (b) Cervical laminectomy C3-C7 for multilevel CSM in the presence of lordosis allows for dorsal cord migration away from ventrally situated osteophytes/pathology.(c) A laminectomy is contraindicated with kyphosis as the cord will fail to migrate posteriorly away from marked ventral compression
