Tag: DCM

NASS 2022: Baseline quantitative MRI can predict probability of deterioration and...

Baseline quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) is able to accurately predict the likelihood of deterioration and surgical intervention in degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) patients,...

RECODE-DCM: Global consensus reached on degenerative cervical myelopathy as single unifying...

A global, multi-stakeholder consensus process involving those with lived experience has selected degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) as the single unifying term for a progressive...

Myelopathy.org launches new website to better support those with degenerative cervical...

Myelopathy.org, which was founded in 2017 as a collaborative information and support initiative for those affected by degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), has announced the...

Surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy is associated with long-term improvements...

Surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) leads to a satisfactory improvement of functional outcome which is maintained out to 10 years, a recent...

Laminectomy plus instrumented fusion associated with higher costs and no superior...

Surgical treatment with instrumented fusion as an adjunct to laminectomy is not associated with superior long-term clinical outcomes compared with laminectomy alone for patients...

Surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy leads to “significant and clinically meaningful...

Surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is associated with significant and clinically-relevant improvements across a wide range of patient-reported outcomes at one year, a...