title: Predictors of outcome in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy undergoing surgical treatment: the evidence and the international common practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Spine Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Techy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: benzele@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Benzel
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 T(1)/T(2) signal changes; Duration of symptoms; Imaging factors; Pedictors of surgical outcome; Signal intensity on T(2)-weighted images; Survey results