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Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 13, Issue 3 | Pages 50 - 50
3 Jun 2024


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 13, Issue 2 | Pages 50 - 50
1 Apr 2024


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_9 | Pages 6 - 6
1 Oct 2022
Veerappa P Wellington K Billington J Kelsall C Madi M Berg A Khatri M Austin R Baker A Bourne J
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Purpose of Study and Background. Degenerative cervical myelopathy resulting in cord compromise is a progressive condition that results in significant quality of life limitations. Surgical treatment options available are anterior and/or posterior decompression of the affected levels. Patients are counselled pre-operatively that the aim of surgical intervention is to help prevent deterioration of neurology. Anecdotal evidence suggested improvements in both EMS and PROMs in this cohort of patients. A 2-year prospective study tested this hypothesis. Methodology and Results. 67 patients undergoing anterior cervical surgery were followed up to two years. Myelopathic features, radiological cord compression, myelomalacia change and levels of surgery were recorded. Pre/post intervention myelopathy scores/grades, and PROM's were recorded. Paired t-test was performed when comparing pre/post intervention scores and Annova test when comparing results across levels. Our prospective study identified statistically significant improvements in European myelopathy scores and grade and patient reported clinical outcomes in the said population. Conclusions. DCSM patients undergoing anterior surgery demonstrated statistically significant improvement in PROMs and EMS scores and grades. This has been demonstrated irrespective of number of surgical levels. Conflicts of Interest: None. Sources of Funding: None. Previously presented as a poster at Cervical Spine Research Society, Paris 2020-Virtual Meeting


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 9, Issue 6 | Pages 51 - 51
1 Dec 2020


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 9, Issue 5 | Pages 52 - 52
1 Oct 2020


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 7, Issue 3 | Pages 24 - 27
1 Jun 2018


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 88-B, Issue 7 | Pages 978 - 979
1 Jul 2006
Dorward N