This 2015 narrative review from JAAOS covers the diagnosis and surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), the most common cause of spinal cord impairment in adults. It addresses clinical presentation, imaging evaluation, outcome measures, surgical approach selection, intraoperative considerations, and complications, drawing on large prospective multicenter data.
This 2015 narrative review from JAAOS covers the diagnosis and surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), the most common cause of spinal cord impairment in adults. It addresses clinical presentation, imaging evaluation, outcome measures, surgical approach selection, intraoperative considerations, and complications, drawing on large prospective multicenter data.