Frequency, timing, and predictors of neurological dysfunction in the nonmyelopathic patient with cervical spinal cord compression, canal stenosis, and/or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 38; no. 22 Suppl 1; p. S37
• Main Authors: Wilson, Jefferson R, Barry, Sean, Fischer, Dena J, Skelly, Andrea C, Arnold, Paul M, Riew, K Daniel, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Traynelis, Vincent C, Fehlings, Michael G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.10.2013
• Subjects: Cervical Vertebrae - physiopathology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Disease Progression; Humans; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - complications; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - physiopathology; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - surgery; Spinal Canal - pathology; Spinal Canal - physiopathology; Spinal Canal - surgery; Spinal Cord Compression - complications; Spinal Cord Compression - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Compression - surgery; Spinal Cord Diseases - complications; Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery; Spinal Stenosis - complications; Spinal Stenosis - physiopathology; Spinal Stenosis - surgery; Spondylosis - complications; Spondylosis - physiopathology; Spondylosis - surgery; Time Factors

Systematic review and survey. To perform an evidence synthesis of the literature and obtain information from the global spine care community assessing the frequency, timing, and predictors of symptom development in patients with radiographical evidence of cervical spinal cord compression, spinal can...