Degenerative cervical myelopathy—update and future directions

JH Badhiwala, CS Ahuja, MA Akbar, CD Witiw… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction in
adults worldwide. DCM encompasses various acquired (age-related) and congenital …

Degenerative cervical myelopathy: a spectrum of related disorders affecting the aging spine

L Tetreault, CL Goldstein, P Arnold, J Harrop… - …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Cervical spinal cord dysfunction can result from either traumatic or nontraumatic causes,
including tumors, infections, and degenerative changes. In this article, we review the range …

A clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: recommendations for patients with mild, moderate, and severe …

MG Fehlings, LA Tetreault, KD Riew… - Global spine …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Guideline development. Objectives: The objective of this study is to develop
guidelines that outline how to best manage (1) patients with mild, moderate, and severe …

The modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale: establishing criteria for mild, moderate and severe impairment in patients with degenerative cervical …

L Tetreault, B Kopjar, A Nouri, P Arnold… - European Spine …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to determine cut-offs between mild, moderate and severe myelopathy on
the modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) score. Methods Between December …

The minimum clinically important difference of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy

L Tetreault, A Nouri, B Kopjar, P Côté, MG Fehlings - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Analysis of the prospective AOSpine CSM-International and North America
datasets and survey of AO Spine International. Objective. This study aims to define the …

Imaging and electrophysiology for degenerative cervical myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 9]

AR Martin, L Tetreault, A Nouri, A Curt… - Global spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Narrative review. Objective The current review aimed to describe the role of
existing techniques and emerging methods of imaging and electrophysiology for the …

Diagnostic delays lead to greater disability in degenerative cervical myelopathy and represent a health inequality

DH Pope, OD Mowforth, BM Davies, MRN Kotter - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Online survey. Objective. This study seeks to quantify delays faced, determine
demographics of patients most likely to face delay, and determine whether delays affect …

[HTML][HTML] Psychometric properties of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

B Kopjar, L Tetreault, S Kalsi-Ryan, M Fehlings - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective study. Objective. This study aims to determine the psychometric
properties of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) scale. Summary of …

State of the art in degenerative cervical myelopathy: an update on current clinical evidence

JR Wilson, LA Tetreault, J Kim, MF Shamji… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction that
confronts clinicians on a daily basis. Research performed over the past few decades has …

Monitoring for myelopathic progression with multiparametric quantitative MRI

AR Martin, B De Leener, J Cohen-Adad, S Kalsi-Ryan… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Patients with mild degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) are often managed
non-operatively, and surgery is recommended if neurological progression occurs. However …