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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1994;23(6): 685-691. |
| Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy:Postoperative Results and Prognostic Factors. |
| Hyun Jib Kim, Chun Kee Chung |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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There are many factors affecting surgical results of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Age, duration of symptom, neurologic status, and direction of surgical approach are side to have prognostic implications. Also a high signal intensity on T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging(HSI on T2WI) is insisted as a poor prognostic factor. We analyzed these factors in 56 patients treated over a 10-year period retrospectively. Statistical analysis was done using chi square, Mantel-Haenszel. Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel, Wilcoxon, and logistic procedure. We preferred anterior decompression when compressive lesions existed ventrally. However posterior decompression was performed in a 4 or more level stenosis. Age ranged from 22 to 74 year(mean : 50.8). 25 patients underwent the anterior procedure, 33 patients the posterior procedure, and 2 both procedures. Neurologic status was graded both preoperatively and at follow-up using the Nurick grading system from 1 to 5. The preoperative Nurick grade was 2.75+/-0.16(mean+/-SE). Mean follow-up period was 13.8 months(SE 0.14). The follow-up Nurick grade was 2.125+/-0.14, and these was noted an improvement of 0.63+/-0.12. The amount of improvement was equivalent between the anterior and the posterior approaches(0.52 vs.
0.73 respectively, p=0.67). There was no mortality. Uni- and multivariant analysis demonstrated that age, duration of symtom and HSI on T2WI had no significant effect on either follow-up Nurick grade or amount of improvement, but the preoperative Nurick grade had a significant effect(p<0.000).
Comparable results can be obtained with either approaches if chosen properly. Only the preoperative Nurick grade has the prognostic value. |
| Key Words:
Cervical spondylosis; Spondylotic myelopathy; Prognosis |
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