A Study on Prognostic Risk Factors of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the risk factors that influence the prognosis of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).

Methods

Clinical data were collected from 158 CSM patients treated between January 2023 and January 2024 at a tertiary medical center. The data were retrospectively analyzed, with a 1-year follow-up. Based on the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, patients were categorized into good and poor recovery groups. Clinical characteristics, laboratory indices, and imaging findings were compared between the groups, and risk factors affecting CSM prognosis were identified.

Results

In a multivariable analysis, age, symptom duration, preoperative JOA score, spinal cord compression ratio, regulatory T cell (Treg) cell count, the number of surgical

SUBMITTER: Zhou Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12582883 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature