Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine

Nouri, Aria

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020 - 1 electronic resource (184 p.)

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This Special Issue contains articles discussing various topics surrounding degenerative cervical myelopathy. The Issue begins with an editorial summarizing the various articles, and is followed by an introductory narrative review focusing on past perspectives, present developments, and future directions. The remaining 11 articles involve a variety of topics, ranging from genetic factors to clinical assessments, imaging, sagittal balance, surgical treatment, and outcome prediction.


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books978-3-03943-305-6 9783039433049 9783039433056

10.3390/books978-3-03943-305-6 doi


Medicine

EQ-5D PROMIS spine transformation quality of life patient outcomes validation degenerative cervical myelopathy elderly old age outcomes complications mJOA SF-36 cervical canal stenosis cervical spine surgery higher-aged patients neurological outcome mJOA Score MCID genetics single nucleotide polymorphism ossification posterior longitudinal ligament severity surgery focus issue update cervical spondylotic myelopathy compressive myelopathy cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) prospective multicenter anterior posterior cervical alignment kyphosis spinopelvic parameter laminoplasty myelopathy physical impairment gait locomotion gait assessment enhanced gait variability index degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) surgical outcome MRI DTI FA ADC signal changes spinal canal neurophysiology SSEP MEP cervical myelopathy spinal cord compression rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cranial settling (CS) atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS) atlantoaxial instability (AAI) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) fractional anisotropy (FA) cervical MRI myelopathy hand snake-eye owl sign Hirayama disease introduction spinal cord injury spondylosis