Tackling Research Inefficiency in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Illustrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is widely accepted as the most common cause of adult myelopathy worldwide. Despite this, there is no specific term or diagnostic criteria in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision and no Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) or an equivalent in common literature databases. This makes searching the literature and thus conducting systematic reviews or meta-analyses imprecise and inefficient. Efficient research synthesis is integral to delivering evidence-based medicine and improving research efficiency.

Objective

This study aimed to illustrate the difficulties encountered when attempting to carry out a comprehensive and accurate evidence search in the field of DCM by identifying the key sources of imprecision and

SUBMITTER: Khan DZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7317636 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature