Epidemiological study of cervical cord compression and its clinical symptoms in community-dwelling residents

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 8; p. e0256732
• Main Authors: Hirai, Toru, Otani, Koji, Sekiguchi, Miho, Kikuchi, Shin-ichi, Konno, Shin-ichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.08.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Achilles tendon; Adult; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ankle; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Central nervous system diseases; Cervical Cord - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Cord - pathology; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - physiopathology; Compression; Compression ratio; Compression tests; Diagnosis; Diameters; Disturbance; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Female; Gait; Grip strength; Humans; Independent Living; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - epidemiology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - physiopathology; Intervertebral discs; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Movement disorders; Orthopedics; Pain; People and Places; Reflexes; Research and Analysis Methods; Spinal cord; Spinal Cord - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord - physiopathology; Spinal cord compression; Spinal Cord Compression - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord Compression - epidemiology; Spinal Cord Compression - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord Diseases - epidemiology; Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology; Spine; Statistical analysis; Surgeons; Surgery; Symptomatology; Trend analysis; Japan

Degenerative compressive myelopathy (DCM) is caused by cervical cord compression. The relationship between the magnitude and clinical findings of cervical cord compression has been described in the literature, but the details remain unclear. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the m...