03991nam 2201249z- 450 991055778970332120210501(CKB)5400000000045491(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69245(oapen)doab69245(EXLCZ)99540000000004549120202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDegenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging SpineBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 online 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.MedicinebicsscADCanterioratlantoaxial instability (AAI)atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS)cervical alignmentcervical canal stenosiscervical MRIcervical myelopathycervical spine surgerycervical spondylotic myelopathycervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)complicationscompressive myelopathycranial settling (CS)degenerative cervical myelopathydegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM)diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)DTIelderlyenhanced gait variability indexEQ-5DFAfocus issuefractional anisotropy (FA)gaitgait assessmentgeneticshigher-aged patientsHirayama diseaseintroductionkyphosislaminoplastylocomotionMCIDMEPmJOAmJOA ScoreMRImulticentermyelopathymyelopathy handneurological outcomeneurophysiologyold ageossification posterior longitudinal ligamentoutcomesowl signpatient outcomesphysical impairmentposteriorPROMISprospectivequality of liferheumatoid arthritis (RA)severitySF-36signal changes spinal canalsingle nucleotide polymorphismsnake-eyespinal cord compressionspinal cord injuryspinespinopelvic parameterspondylosisSSEPsurgerysurgical outcometransformationupdatevalidationMedicineNouri Ariaedt1277994Tessitore EnricoedtKotter Mark RedtCheng JosephedtNouri AriaothTessitore EnricoothKotter Mark RothCheng JosephothBOOK9910557789703321Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine3012358UNINA