Value of Surgery and Nonsurgical Approaches for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: Jutty Parthiban, Oscar L. Alves, Komal Prasad Chandrachari, Premanand Romani, Mehmet ZİLELİ
Neurospine, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Scopus, 2019, vol 16, pp 403-407
Summary
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common cause of adult spinal cord dysfunction. Although the therapeutic options for moderate to severe CSM patients have been established well, the existing guidelines for therapeutic decisions in mild cases of CSM are unclear. We present a review of literature on conservative treatment and surgery for CSM and suggest general recommendations applicable in various clinical presentations and in different geographic locations across the globe, with due considerations to available resources and locally prevalent practices.