Degenerative cervical myelopathy: epidemiology, genetics, and pathogenesis

A Nouri, L Tetreault, A Singh, SK Karadimas… - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Review. Objective. To formally introduce “degenerative cervical
myelopathy”(DCM) as the overarching term to describe the various degenerative conditions …

Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

EL Hurwitz, EJ Carragee, G van der Velde… - Journal of manipulative …, 2009 - Elsevier
STUDY DESIGN: Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE: To identify, critically appraise, and
synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on noninvasive interventions for neck pain and …

The course and prognostic factors of symptomatic cervical disc herniation with radiculopathy: a systematic review of the literature

JJ Wong, P Côté, JJ Quesnele, PJ Stern, SA Mior - The Spine Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Background context Cervical spine disc herniation is a disabling source of cervical
radiculopathy. However, little is known about its course and prognosis. Understanding the …

Pulsed radiofrequency adjacent to the cervical dorsal root ganglion in chronic cervical radicular pain: a double blind sham controlled randomized clinical trial

J Van Zundert, J Patijn, A Kessels, I Lamé… - Pain, 2007 - Elsevier
Cervical radicular pain affects approximately 1 on 1000 adults per year. Although many
treatment modalities are described in the literature, the available evidence for efficacy is not …

Surgical complications of anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion for cervical degenerative disk disease: a single surgeon's experience of 1576 patients

A Nanda, M Sharma, A Sonig, S Ambekar, P Bollam - World neurosurgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Although anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a safe and effective
procedure, the complications associated with it cannot be underestimated. The aim of this …

Surgery for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy

I Nikolaidis, IP Fouyas… - Cochrane Database …, 2010 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cervical spondylosis causes pain and disability by compressing the spinal cord
or roots. Surgery to relieve the compression may reduce the pain and disability, but is …

Treatment of neck pain: injections and surgical interventions: results of the bone and joint decade 2000–2010 task force on neck pain and its associated disorders

EJ Carragee, EL Hurwitz, I Cheng, LJ Carroll… - Journal of manipulative …, 2009 - Elsevier
STUDY DESIGN: Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE: To identify, critically appraise, and
synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on surgical interventions for neck pain alone or …

Bone graft substitutes in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AMT Chau, RJ Mobbs - European Spine Journal, 2009 - Springer
Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion is a common surgical procedure for patients
suffering pain and/or neurological deficits and unresponsive to conservative management …

Artificial disc replacement combined with fusion versus two-level fusion in cervical two-level disc disease

DA Shin, S Yi, KN Kim, HC Shin - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective analysis. Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare
the clinical and radiologic outcomes of cervical artificial disc replacement (C-ADR) …

Advancements in the management of spine disorders

S Haldeman, D Kopansky-Giles, EL Hurwitz… - Best practice & research …, 2012 - Elsevier
Spinal disorders and especially back and neck pain affect more people and have greater
impact on work capacity and health-care costs than any other musculoskeletal condition …