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Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: conservative versus surgical treatment after 10 years

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August 2013

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: conservative versus surgical treatment after 10 years

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:114| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: conservative versus surgical treatment after 10 years

Euro Spine Journal; 2011; 20: 1533-1538

Contributing Authors:
Zdenek Kadanka Josef Bednarık Oldrich Novotny Igor Urbanek Ladislav Dusek

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64 patients with non-progressing or very slowly progressing mild and moderate clinical spondylotic cervical myelopathy were randomized to receive either surgical treatment or a conservative approach. The results of the study indicated that there were no significant differences between the two groups, in regards to neurological function and performance of daily activities.

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