The value of Clinical signs in the diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy - A Systematic review and Meta-analysis

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Authors

Zhilin Jiang · King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Benjamin M. Davies · University of Cambridge

Carl Moritz Zipser · Universitätsklinik Balgrist

Konstantinos Margetis · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Allan R. Martin · University of California, Davis

Stavros Matsoukas · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Freschta Zipser-Mohammadzada

Abstract

The presence of clinical signs suggesting spinal cord compression should encourage health care professionals to pursue further investigation, such as neuroimaging to either confirm or refute a diagnosis of DCM.

Topics & Keywords

Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Spinal Hematomas and Complications Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Global Spine Journal

Volume 14, Issue 4, pp. 1369-1394

DOI: 10.1177/21925682231209869

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