Chronic compression or ischemia of the spinal cord in the cervical spine causes a clinical
syndrome known as cervical myelopathy. Recently, a new term “degenerative cervical …

Purpose In this article, we summarize our work on understanding the influence of cervical
sagittal malalignment on the mechanics of the cervical spine. Methods Biomechanical …

OBJECT Despite the complexity of cervical spine deformity (CSD) and its significant impact
on patient quality of life, there exists no comprehensive classification system. The objective …

Study Design. Retrospective review, full-body radiographical analysis of adult patients with
sagittal spinal malalignment (SSM). Objective. To investigate the compensatory mechanisms …

Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), earlier referred to as cervical spondylotic
myelopathy (CSM), is the most common and serious neurological disorder in the elderly …

OBJECTIVE Cervical curvature is an important factor when deciding between laminoplasty
and laminectomy with posterior spinal fusion (LPSF) for cervical spondylotic myelopathy …

[Purpose] To systematically review the literature on the use of cervical extension traction
methods for increasing cervical lordosis in those with hypolordosis and cervical spine …

Background: Studies of the 100 most-cited articles are reported for many subjects. However,
none has analyzed the article characteristics associated with high citation frequency. This …

BACKGROUND: Over the last several decades, significant advances have occurred in the
assessment and management of spinal deformity. OBJECTIVE: The primary focus of this …

Cervical spine deformities can have a significant negative impact on the quality of life by
causing pain, myelopathy, radiculopathy, sensorimotor deficits, as well as inability to …