Chiroma Muhammad Musa

Posterior Spinal Cord Drift Following C3 to C6 Laminectomy in Patients with CSM at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala Kano Nigeria

Kawu Ahidjo Abdulkadiri, Abubakar Kabir, Nurudeen Aminu Muhammad, Sani Abdullahi Tsoho, Mamman Muhammad Lawal, Chiroma Muhammad Musa & Aremu Abdurrahman Bolaji · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: Cervical laminectomy is an indirect decompression technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) that relies on posterior displacement of the spinal cord—commonly referred to as “cord drift.” However, the extent of cord drift and its relationship with functional...