fusion vs. laminoplasty

Hi,

I have EDS-Hypermobility. I was dx about 19 years ago. At this point almost all my joints are affected and I have braces for almost all my areas of my body. (My family refers to me as the brace monster.) I also use a wheelchair and canes.

Although, I was first diagnosed with cervical Kyhposis when dx with EDS, the pain was bearable. With combinations of injections, botox, medications, tens units, acupuncture and massage it was manageable. Unfortunately, now the C-4-5, and C5-6 spinal stenosis is in such a way that there is no longer room for the spinal fluid. In fact the pressure has now caused spinal cord injury resulting in weakness in the arms, loss of balance and extremely significant pain.

We always knew neck surgery was in my future. Though we didn't expect it to be needed at age 39.

What I (and my dr) are trying to find out is if there is any info/studies on Fusion and laminoplasty.

We need to determine whether to have an anterior cervical discetomy and fusion (w/ allograft bone/plate) or posterior laminoplasty.