title: Introduction: Degenerative cervical myelopathy: diagnostic, assessment, and management strategies, surgical complications, and outcome prediction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery;
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fehlings
authors.affiliation: Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tetreault
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California;
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; and.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Traynelis
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome