Vertebral Body Sliding Osteotomy for Cervical Myelopathy With Rigid Kyphosis [PDF]
Neurospine, 2020 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is surgically demanding when associated with rigid kyphosis. Posterior surgery cannot restore cervical lordosis, and adequate decompression is not possible with rigid kyphosis.
Dong-Ho Lee +8 more
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Pathophysiology of degenerative cervical myelopathy
, 2023 This chapter focuses on the pathophysiology of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). It starts by introducing the etiology of DCM, touching on genetic risk factors in humans and animal models and then explains ischemia, blood–spinal cord barrier ...
Janevski, Joshua +7 more
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Degenerative cervical myelopathy: Surgical treatment, imaging evaluation, and outcome [PDF]
, 2023 Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord impairment in adults worldwide. The overall aims of this thesis were to compare patient-reported clinical outcomes, adverse events, and cost-effectiveness between ...
de Dios Perez, Eddie
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Effect of Myelopathy on Early Clinical Improvement After Cervical Disc Replacement: A Study of a Local Patient Cohort and a Large National Cohort [PDF]
Neurospine, 2019 Objective Cervical disc replacement (CDR) is an effective long-term treatment for both cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. However, there may be unique differences in the early postoperative clinical improvement for patients with and without ...
Andre M. Samuel +8 more
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Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2017 BACKGROUND: Cervical intervertebral disc herniation can lead to myelopathy. Aging is an established variable related to spondylotic myelopathy. Studying this association will help in controlling the increase in spondylotic myelopathy with age. OBJECTIVES:
Nosaiba Tawfik Al-Ryalat +5 more
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Prognostic Factors of Anterior Surgical Approach in Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Spondylotic cervical myelopathy is defined as spinal cord dysfunction secondary to extrinsic compression of the spinal cord and/or its vascular supply so it is the commonest cause of cord dysfunction in patients over 55 years.
Mohamed Ataya +3 more
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Overshunting-Related Cervical Myelopathy Causing Progressive Gait Disturbance: A Case Report
Case Reports in Neurology, 2021 A complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is overdrainage or overshunting of cerebrospinal fluid, which can cause formation of hygroma but in rare cases also cervical myelopathy at a later stage.
Eva Vister +4 more
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Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy [PDF]
Global Spine Journal, 2012 This article reviews cervical laminoplasty. The origin of cervical laminoplasty dates back to cervical laminectomy performed in Japan ~50 years ago. To overcome poor surgical outcomes of cervical laminectomy, many Japanese orthopedic spine surgeons devoted their lives to developing better posterior decompression procedures for the cervical spine ...
Ito, Manabu, Nagahama, Ken
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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Case Report of Delayed Diagnosis in a Younger Man
, 2022 BACKGROUND: Degenerative cervical myelopathy is most caused by degenerative cervical stenosis in an over 55-year age group. However, it may occur in younger ages, most commonly due to large cervical disc protrusions.CASE PRESENTATION: The case report ...
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A Diagnostic Biomarker for Cervical Myelopathy Based on Dynamic MRI. [PDF]
, 2023 STUDY DESIGN Multicenter prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in flexion-extension improves the diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM).
Lukas Andereggen +11 more
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