TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical myelopathy associated with degenerative spine disease and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
AU - Schmidt, Meic H.
AU - Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo
AU - Rosenberg, William S.
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament are two of the leading etiologies of spinal cord damage in older patients. For most patients, the natural history is one of slow stepwise decline in function. With nonsurgical therapy only 30 to 50% of patients are expected to stabilize. Surgical options include anterior and posterior surgical decompression, spinal canal expansion, and spinal column stabilization. Prospective, randomized trials with standardized outcome measures are needed to clarify the benefit of surgery conclusively.
AB - Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament are two of the leading etiologies of spinal cord damage in older patients. For most patients, the natural history is one of slow stepwise decline in function. With nonsurgical therapy only 30 to 50% of patients are expected to stabilize. Surgical options include anterior and posterior surgical decompression, spinal canal expansion, and spinal column stabilization. Prospective, randomized trials with standardized outcome measures are needed to clarify the benefit of surgery conclusively.
KW - Cervical myelopathy
KW - Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
KW - Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
KW - Surgery
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2002-36537
DO - 10.1055/s-2002-36537
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12524559
AN - SCOPUS:0036625774
SN - 0271-8235
VL - 22
SP - 143
EP - 148
JO - Seminars in Neurology
JF - Seminars in Neurology
IS - 2
ER -