The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back?
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a spinal cord dysfunction caused by the degenerative process of the cervical spine. This process involves biomechanical and biochemical changes affecting the intervertebral disc, facet joints, uncovertebral joints and ligamentum flavum. Upper-motor neuron...
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| description | Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a spinal cord dysfunction
caused by the degenerative process of the cervical spine. This process involves biomechanical and biochemical changes affecting the intervertebral disc, facet joints, uncovertebral joints and ligamentum flavum. Upper-motor neuron findings, such as hyperreflexia below the level of compression and gait disturbances are typical presentation of the problem.
The natural history of CSM is the disease will progress over time and therefore, the main purpose of surgery is to halt the progression of the disease. Factors to consider are the severity of neurologic deterioration, the amount of pain and the magnitude of cord compression seen on imaging studies.
The choice of surgical approach is based on the location of the compression, the number of involved levels, the presence of instability and the overall sagittal plane alignment. |
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| spelling | iium-654412018-08-09T07:19:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65441/ The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri RD701 Orthopedics Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a spinal cord dysfunction caused by the degenerative process of the cervical spine. This process involves biomechanical and biochemical changes affecting the intervertebral disc, facet joints, uncovertebral joints and ligamentum flavum. Upper-motor neuron findings, such as hyperreflexia below the level of compression and gait disturbances are typical presentation of the problem. The natural history of CSM is the disease will progress over time and therefore, the main purpose of surgery is to halt the progression of the disease. Factors to consider are the severity of neurologic deterioration, the amount of pain and the magnitude of cord compression seen on imaging studies. The choice of surgical approach is based on the location of the compression, the number of involved levels, the presence of instability and the overall sagittal plane alignment. 2018 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65441/1/MSS%202018%20-%201.pdf Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri (2018) The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? In: 6th International MSS Scientific Congress, 3rd-5th August 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | RD701 Orthopedics Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? |
| title | The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? |
| title_full | The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? |
| title_fullStr | The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? |
| title_short | The never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM): Should I approach from the front or back? |
| title_sort | never ending debate in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (csm): should i approach from the front or back? |
| topic | RD701 Orthopedics |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/65441/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65441/1/MSS%202018%20-%201.pdf |