Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

JA Tracy, JD Bartleson - The neurologist, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cervical spondylosis is part of the aging process and affects most people if
they live long enough. Degenerative changes affecting the intervertebral disks, vertebrae …

Update on the evidence for adjacent segment degeneration and disease

MD Helgeson, AJ Bevevino, AS Hilibrand - The spine journal, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The evidence surrounding the topic of adjacent segment
degeneration and disease has increased dramatically with an abundant amount of literature …

Radiculopathy and myelopathy at segments adjacent to the site of a previous anterior cervical arthrodesis

AS Hilibrand, GD Carlson, MA Palumbo, PK Jones… - JBJS, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background: We studied the incidence, prevalence, and radiographic progression of
symptomatic adjacent-segment disease, which we defined as the development of new …

Long-term follow-up after interbody fusion of the cervical spine

J Goffin, E Geusens, N Vantomme… - Clinical Spine …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this work was to add to the body of data on the frequency and severity of
degenerative radiographic findings at adjacent levels after anterior cervical interbody fusion …

Assessment of adjacent-segment disease in patients treated with cervical fusion or arthroplasty: a prospective 2-year study

JT Robertson, SM Papadopoulos… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. The authors compared the incidence of radiologically documented changes and
symptomatic adjacent-level cervical disc disease after single-level discectomy and …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

M Toledano, JD Bartleson - Neurologic clinics, 2013 - neurologic.theclinics.com
The differential diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is broad and includes
multiple conditions that can cause and mimic myelopathy. In adults older than 55 years of …

Classification of congenitally fused cervical patterns in Klippel-Feil patients: epidemiology and role in the development of cervical spine-related symptoms

D Samartzis, J Herman, JP Lubicky, FH Shen - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort and series review. Objectives. To determine the role of
cervical spine fusion patterns on the development of cervical spine-related symptoms (CSS) …

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 …

Scoliosis and Congenital Anomalies Associated With Klippel-Feil Syndrome Types I-III1996 Program Committee

MN Thomsen, U Schneider, M Weber, R Johannisson… - Spine, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This investigation was aimed at characterizing anomalies and syndromes
associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome in a large group of patients. The authors evaluated …

Clinical, genetic and environmental factors associated with congenital vertebral malformations

PF Giampietro, CL Raggio, RD Blank… - Molecular …, 2013 - karger.com
Congenital vertebral malformations (CVM) pose a significant health problem because they
can be associated with spinal deformities, such as congenital scoliosis and kyphosis, in …