ArticleGlobal spine journal2024
Prevalence of Neck Pain in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Short-Term Response After Operative Treatment: A Cohort Study of 664 Patients From 26 Global Sites.
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- Toward the Optimal Way to Assess Symptomatic Fatigue in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Mixed Methods Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Patients Achieving Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Neuropathic Pain After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Association of segmental body composition with cervical spine mobility in adults with nonspecific neck pain.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Quantitative evaluation of cervical muscles in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy using diffusion tensor imaging metrics.Bone & joint research · 2026Article
- Analysis of adverse sagittal alignment after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for degenerative cervical myelopathy with local kyphosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Recovery Trajectories of Patient-reported Outcomes After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Bayesian Latent Class Modeling Approach.Clinical spine surgery · 2025Article
- Is neck pain a marker for something serious? Like myelopathy.Spinal cord · 2024Article
- Association between diabetes, obesity, and quality of life in preoperative patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Cervical muscle morphometry and composition demonstrate prognostic value in degenerative cervical myelopathy outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
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designAmbispective cohort study.
objectives1) To define the prevalence of neck pain in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). 2) To identify associated factors of preoperative neck pain in patients with DCM. 3) To assess the neck pain response to surgical intervention.
methods757 patients with DCM were enrolled at 26 global sites from 2005 to 2011. A total of 664 patients had complete neck pain scores preoperatively (Neck Disability Index, NDI). The prevalence and severity of neck pain preoperatively and at the 6-months follow-up was summarized. Functional assessments of individuals with and without pain were compared. Associations of preoperative neck pain and related factors were evaluated.
resultsPreoperatively, 79.2% of patients reported neck pain while 20.8% had no neck pain. Of individuals with neck pain, 20.2% rated their pain as very mild, 27.9% as moderate, 19.6% as fairly severe, 9.6% as very severe and 1.9% as the worst imaginable. Functional status (mJOA), number of stenotic levels, age, and duration of symptoms did not significantly differ in patients with and without pain. Factors associated with the presence of neck pain were female gender, BMI ≥27 kg/m
conclusionHere, we demonstrate a high prevalence of neck pain in patients with DCM as well as a link between gender, body weight, comorbidity and age. We highlight a significant reduction in neck pain 6 months after surgery.
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