Degenerative cervical myelopathy: clinical presentation, assessment, and natural history

M Lannon, E Kachur - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of spinal cord injury and a
major contributor to morbidity resulting from narrowing of the spinal canal due to …

Degenerative cervical myelopathy: evaluation and management

J Williams, P D'Amore, N Redlich… - Orthopedic …, 2022 - orthopedic.theclinics.com
The natural history of disease is well understood to be a stepwise decline. Gait dysfunction
and hand impairment are hallmark symptoms. Recent data shows favorable outcomes with …

Quality Outcomes Database Spine Care Project 2012–2020: milestones achieved in a collaborative North American outcomes registry to advance value-based spine …

AL Asher, J Knightly, PV Mummaneni, MA Alvi… - Neurosurgical …, 2020 - thejns.org
The Quality Outcomes Database (QOD), formerly known as the National Neurosurgery
Quality Outcomes Database (N 2 QOD), was established by the NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) …

Research using the Quality Outcomes Database: accomplishments and future steps toward higher-quality real-world evidence

AL Asher, RW Haid, AR Stroink… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) was established in 2012 by the
NeuroPoint Alliance, a nonprofit organization supported by the American Association of …

Determining the time frame of maximum clinical improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy when stratified by preoperative …

C Berlin, AC Marino, PV Mummaneni, J Uribe… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE While surgical decompression is an important treatment modality for cervical
spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), it remains unclear if the severity of preoperative myelopathy …

Differences in patient-reported outcomes between anterior and posterior approaches for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database …

CG Wilkerson, BA Sherrod, MA Alvi, AL Asher… - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) may use anterior or posterior
approaches. Our objective was to compare baseline differences and validated postoperative …

Cervical myelopathy: diagnosis, contemporary treatment, and outcomes

AS Zhang, C Myers, CL McDonald, D Alsoof… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cervical myelopathy is a clinical syndrome caused by compression of the spinal cord
between the levels of the C1 and T1 vertebrae. Its clinical presentation can mimic other …

Development of new postoperative neck pain at 12 and 24 months after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study

BA Sherrod, GD Michalopoulos, G Mulvaney… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patients who undergo surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) will
occasionally develop postoperative neck pain that was not present preoperatively, yet the …

Differences in postoperative quality of life in young, early elderly, and late elderly patients undergoing surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy

DM Croci, B Sherrod, MA Alvi, PV Mummaneni… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common progressive spine
disorder affecting predominantly middle-aged and elderly populations. With increasing life …

[HTML][HTML] Association of≥ 12 months of delayed surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy with worsened postoperative outcomes: a multicenter analysis of the Quality …

DT Asuzu, JJ Yun, MA Alvi, AK Chan… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) results in significant morbidity. The
duration of symptoms prior to surgical intervention may be associated with postoperative …