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Cervical radiculopathy and spinal cord indentation caused by vertebral artery loop formation is a rare entity. We report here an 85-year-old woman had a four-year history of neck pain and left arm weakness. Radiologic evaluation showed vertebral artery loop formation compressing the adjacent nerve root and spinal cord. Accurate radiologic diagnosis of this condition is crucial to reduce unexpected surgical complications.

AIM: To evaluate the clinical processes of patients with cervical postlaminectomy kyphosis (PLK) who underwent standalone posterior pedicle screw fixation surgery. MATERIAL and METHODS: The results of 21 patients with cervical PLK treated using the pedicle screw method between 2015 and 2018 were retrospectively examined. Patient data included demographic information and indications for surgery. Furthermore, the following criteria were calculated for each patient: cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA), C2–7 cervical lordosis (CL) parameters, modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) score, Neck Disability Index (NDI) score and visual analogue scale score, and these were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively statistically. RESULTS: A total of 21 patients with PLK were evaluated. In terms of radiographic parameters, postoperative cSVA was significantly lower than the preoperative cSVA, and postoperative CL was significantly higher than the preoperative CL (p