title: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of cervical myelopathy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Christoph P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hofstetter
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. Electronic address: mwang2@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
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