Surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Wesley Hsu; Michael J. Dorsi; Ziya L. Gokaslan; Timothy F. Witham

doi:10.1097/WNQ.0b013e3181bd5f8c

Surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Wesley Hsu, Michael J. Dorsi, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Timothy F. Witham

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Cervical spondylosis is a common degenerative condition that is a significant cause of morbidity. This review discusses the pathophysiology and natural history of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and focuses on the current literature evaluating the clinical management of these patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	302-307
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neurosurgery Quarterly
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/WNQ.0b013e3181bd5f8c
State	Published - Dec 2009

Keywords

Cervical spine
Fusion
Myelopathy
Reoperation
Surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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