title: Quest for level I evidence in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Sandro M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Krieg
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: Bernhard.Meyer@lrz.tum.de.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: AOSpine International; Baseline severity score; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Clinical factors; Combined T1/T2 signal changes; Duration of symptoms; Imaging factors; Predictors of surgical outcome; Signal intensity on T2-weighted images; Survey results