03974nam 2201237z- 450 991055778970332120231214133633.0(CKB)5400000000045491(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69245(EXLCZ)99540000000004549120202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDegenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging SpineBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 electronic resource (184 p.)3-03943-304-0 3-03943-305-9 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.MedicinebicsscEQ-5DPROMISspinetransformationquality of lifepatient outcomesvalidationdegenerative cervical myelopathyelderlyold ageoutcomescomplicationsmJOASF-36cervical canal stenosiscervical spine surgeryhigher-aged patientsneurological outcomemJOA ScoreMCIDgeneticssingle nucleotide polymorphismossification posterior longitudinal ligamentseveritysurgeryfocus issueupdatecervical spondylotic myelopathycompressive myelopathycervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)prospectivemulticenteranteriorposteriorcervical alignmentkyphosisspinopelvic parameterlaminoplastymyelopathyphysical impairmentgaitlocomotiongait assessmentenhanced gait variability indexdegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM)surgical outcomeMRIDTIFAADCsignal changes spinal canalneurophysiologySSEPMEPcervical myelopathyspinal cord compressionrheumatoid arthritis (RA)cranial settling (CS)atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS)atlantoaxial instability (AAI)diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)fractional anisotropy (FA)cervical MRImyelopathy handsnake-eyeowl signHirayama diseaseintroductionspinal cord injuryspondylosisMedicineNouri Ariaedt1277994Tessitore EnricoedtKotter Mark RedtCheng JosephedtNouri AriaothTessitore EnricoothKotter Mark RothCheng JosephothBOOK9910557789703321Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine3012358UNINA