Degenerative cervical myelopathy: a spectrum of related disorders affecting the aging spine

L Tetreault, CL Goldstein, P Arnold, J Harrop… - …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Cervical spinal cord dysfunction can result from either traumatic or nontraumatic causes,
including tumors, infections, and degenerative changes. In this article, we review the range …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

A Iyer, TD Azad, S Tharin - Clinical spine surgery, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative disease that represents the most
common spinal cord disorder in adults. The natural history of the disease can be insidious …

Effect of ventral vs dorsal spinal surgery on patient-reported physical functioning in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a randomized clinical trial

Z Ghogawala, N Terrin, MR Dunbar, JL Breeze… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common cause of spinal cord
dysfunction worldwide. It remains unknown whether a ventral or dorsal surgical approach …

Frailty is a better predictor than age of mortality and perioperative complications after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: an analysis of 41,369 patients from …

JRF Wilson, JH Badhiwala, A Moghaddamjou… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The ability of frailty compared to age alone to predict adverse events in the
surgical management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) has not been defined in …

Comparison of anterior approach versus posterior approach for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy

J Luo, K Cao, S Huang, L Li, T Yu, C Cao… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes, complications, and
surgical trauma between anterior and posterior approaches for the treatment of multilevel …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes of posterior cervical fusion and decompression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JA Youssef, AD Heiner, JR Montgomery, GC Tender… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Posterior cervical fusion (PCF) with decompression is a
treatment option for patients with conditions such as spondylosis, spinal stenosis, and …

A systematic review of clinical and surgical predictors of complications following surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy

L Tetreault, A Ibrahim, P Côté, A Singh… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Although generally safe and effective, surgery for the treatment of cervical
spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is associated with complications in 11%–38% of patients …

A bibliometric analysis and visualization of current research trends in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

M Yin, C Xu, J Ma, J Ye, W Mo - Global spine journal, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Bibliometric analysis. Objective: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) has
become the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction. Many topics of CSM still remain …

State of the art in degenerative cervical myelopathy: an update on current clinical evidence

JR Wilson, LA Tetreault, J Kim, MF Shamji… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction that
confronts clinicians on a daily basis. Research performed over the past few decades has …

Comparison of anterior and posterior surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: an MRI-based propensity-score-matched analysis using data from the prospective …

S Kato, A Nouri, D Wu, S Nori, L Tetreault, MG Fehlings - JBJS, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Surgeons often choose between 2 different approaches (anterior and
posterior) for surgical treatment of degenerative cervical myelopathy on the basis of imaging …