ArticleAsian spine journal2019
Neurological Recovery Pattern in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy after Anterior Surgery: A Prospective Study with Literature Review.
Article in Asian spine journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Article
- 1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Article
- Tract-specific magnetization transfer ratio provides insights into the severity of degenerative cervical myelopathy.Spinal cord · 2024Article
- Cervical Open-Door Laminoplasty for Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Correlation Between Spinal Canal Expansion and Clinical Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Blood-spinal cord barrier disruption in degenerative cervical myelopathy.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2023Review
- Life expectancy in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy is currently reduced but can be restored with timely treatment.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Observational
- A clinical model to predict postoperative improvement in sub-domains of the modified Japanese Orthopedic Association score for degenerative cervical myelopathy.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review on Neurological Outcomes for Cervical Degenerative Myelopathy After Anterior Decompression Surgery: Motion Preservation vs Fusion.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Anterior Cervical Decompression versus Segmental Fusion and Posterior Expansive Canal Plasty in the Treatment of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Diagnostic usefulness of 10-step tandem gait test for the patient with degenerative cervical myelopathy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Subclinical gait disturbance and postoperative gait improvement in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Handgrip Strength Correlated with Falling Risk in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Open-Door Laminoplasty Using Lateral Mass Anchoring Screws and Nonabsorbable Sutures in Patients with Multilevel Cervical Myelopathy.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
STUDY
designProspective clinical study. PURPOSE: The present study aimed to examine the neurological recovery pattern in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) after anterior cervical decompression and compare it with the existing reports in the literature. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Neurological recovery and regression of myelopathy symptoms is an important factor that determines the outcomes of surgical decompression. The present findings contribute to the literature on the pattern of neurological recovery and patient prognosis with respect to the resolution of myelopathy symptoms after surgery.
methodsThis prospective study was conducted in Government Medical College in Jammu, North India between November 2012 and October 2014, a total of 30 consecutive patients with CSM were included and treated with anterior decompression and stabilization. They were prospectively followed up for 1 year and were evaluated for their neurological recovery pattern. The postoperative outcome was evaluated using the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) score. The recovery rate was calculated using Hirabayashi's method. The JOA score was assessed before the operation and postoperatively at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 1 year.
resultsThe postoperative mJOA score was 0 in the 1st month, 12.90±3.57 in the 3rd month, 13.50±3.55 in the 4th month, 14.63±3.62 in the 6th month, and 14.9±3.24 at the final follow-up of 1 year. The average recovery rate during the 1st month followup was 0%, and that during the 3rd month follow-up was 12.91% with a range of 0%-50%. The average recovery rate during the 4th month was 32.5%, with a range of 0%-60%, while that during the 6th month was 72.83%, with a range of 0%-100%. The average recovery rate during the final follow-up of 1 year was 54.3%.
conclusionsNeurological recovery after surgical decompression starts from the 3rd postoperative month and progresses until the 6th postoperative month; thereafter, it gradually plateaus over the subsequent 6 months until it steadies. Symptom duration is an important factor that requires consideration while determining postoperative neurological recovery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.