Importance of Sagittal Alignment of the Cervical Spine in the Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.
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2018-01
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Cervical spine sagittal malalignment correlates with worse symptoms and outcomes in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), and should influence surgical management. An anterior versus posterior surgical approach may not significantly change outcomes in patients with preoperative lordosis; however, most studies suggest improved neurologic recovery among kyphotic patients after adequate correction of local sagittal alignment through an anterior or combined anterior-posterior approach. There are no comprehensive guidelines for DCM management in the setting of cervical malalignment; therefore, surgical management should be tailored to individual patients and decisions made at the discretion of treating surgeons with attention to basic principles.
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Buell, Thomas J, Avery L Buchholz, John C Quinn, Christopher I Shaffrey and Justin S Smith (2018). Importance of Sagittal Alignment of the Cervical Spine in the Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 29(1). pp. 69–82. 10.1016/j.nec.2017.09.004 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/28348.
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