Prevalence and Imaging Characteristics of Nonmyelopathic and Myelopathic Spondylotic Cervical Cord Compression

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 41; no. 24; p. 1908
• Main Authors: Kovalova, Ivana, Kerkovsky, Milos, Kadanka, Zdenek, Kadanka, Jr, Zdenek, Nemec, Martin, Jurova, Barbora, Dusek, Ladislav, Jarkovsky, Jiri, Bednarik, Josef
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.12.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cervical Cord - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Cord - surgery; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Spinal Canal - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord Compression - complications; Spinal Cord Compression - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord Compression - epidemiology; Spondylosis - diagnosis
• ISSN: 1528-1159
• DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001842

Cross-sectional population-based observational study. To estimate the prevalence of nonmyelopathic spondylotic cervical cord compression (NMSCCC) and cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) in a population older than 40 years and to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of thes...