title: [Epidemiologic research on the clinical features of patients with cervical spondylosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical features of patients with cervical spondylosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were provided and X rays were examined in 1 009 people with different occupations, ages, and sexes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were diagnozed as cervical spondylosis. Of them, cadres occupied 78.83%, technologists made up 74.21%, and accountants 58.70%; nervous and long-time working people accounted for 59.75%; high and middle pillow-lovers occupied 80.03%. Imaging features: most of the degenerative changes of cervical spine were located between C5-6 (40.79%), C4-5 (26.29%), and C6-7 (18.20%). Patients with vertebral osteophyte were 65.75%, intervertebral space narrow 36.87%, intervertebral foramen narrow 29.19%, and physiological curve change 31.03%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This epidemiologic investigation is important, which can further understand the cause of cervical spondyiosis, and strengthen its prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spine Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. bingwang20021972@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: You-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi-Ming
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhao-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhen-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Shang-Pi
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Zhuo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires