Patients with radiculopathy have worse baseline disability and greater improvements following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion compared to patients with myelopathy
Gregory R. Toci, Mark J. Lambrechts, Brian A. Karamian, José A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMyelopathyMinimal clinically important differenceAnterior cervical discectomy and fusionCervical radiculopathySurgeryCohortVisual analogue scaleRetrospective cohort studyPhysical therapyInternal medicineRandomized controlled trialCervical spinePsychiatrySpinal cordCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques