颈椎管狭窄的概念顾名思义为颈椎管各个方向径线减小，或者说容积减小。颈椎管狭窄可减少脊髓和神经的有效空间和血供，引起功能障碍。因此颈椎管狭窄症，是引起椎管狭窄脊髓压迫的各种疾病的统称，不是单一特定的疾病。
目的：探讨高龄（60岁以上）颈椎管狭窄症患者的手术治疗方案。
Objective: To discuss the treatment of the elderly over the age of 60 suffering from cervical spinal stenosis.
退变性腰椎管狭窄症患者组有27.9%出现发育性颈椎管狭窄，高于正常人中可以有10%出现发育性颈椎管狭窄的比例。
The incidence rate of developmental cervical spinal stenosis in the group of degenerative lumbar spine stenosis was 27.9%, and that in healthy objective was 10%.
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