Cervical spondylitic myelopathy.
The myelopathy that may accompany cervical spondylosis is examined with reference to pathogenesis, clinical features, investigations, and treatment. The importance of canal size, disk degeneration, osseous changes, the cervical motion segments, and vasculature are presented. Frequent clinical patterns, radiologic and electrophysiologic investigations, and surgical treatments are discussed. An eclectic approach appears to be best.
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology