Cervical Myelopathy: Laminectomy Nancy E. Epstein Cervical laminectomy is a valuable treatment modality for the surgical management of congenital or acquired multilevel cervical spinal stenosis often associated with disk herniations,…
Cervical Laminoforaminotomy Sadashiv Karanth Ronald I. Apfelbaum Daniel R. Fassett Cervical radiculopathy occurs most commonly as a result of compression upon the preganglionic nerve root due to cervical spondylosis with…
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Kamran Majid Jeffrey S. Fischgrund Degeneration of the intervertebral disk is a normal function of aging, occurs in the majority of the population, and…
Discogenic Neck Pain Timothy A. Garvey Smith and Robinson described anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) as a treatment option for cervical disk degeneration in patients suffering from a cervical…
Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy Rajiv V. Taliwal Richard S. Brower Neck and back pain are very common reasons for patients to seek medical care. There are many…
Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy Glenn R. Rechtine II CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY AND MYELOPATHY Neck pain is ubiquitous. Even 75% of children aged 9 to 12 will have intermittent complaints of neck…
Pain and Neural Dysfunction in Cervical Degenerative Disease Eeric Truumees With age, the cervical spine degenerates. In most, this degeneration is asymptomatic. In those with symptoms referable to the neck,…
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Radiculopathy: Natural History and Clinical Presentation David T. Anderson Jeffrey A. Rihn Todd J. Albert Cervical spondylosis is a common condition that includes a continuum of…
Molecular Biology: Applications to the Cervical Spine Steven Leckie Gwendolyn A. Sowa James D. Kang Cervical intervertebral disk degeneration accounts for approximately 2,000 health care visits per year (1). Disk…
Cervical Degenerative Disk Disease: Overview and Epidemiology Andrew J. Schoenfeld Christopher M. Bono The terms “cervical degenerative disease” or “cervical spondylosis” broadly refer to normal age-related changes that may occur…
