Epidemiological study of cervical cord compression and its clinical symptoms in community-dwelling residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Degenerative compressive myelopathy (DCM) is caused by cervical cord compression. The relationship between the magnitude and clinical findings of cervical cord compression has been described in the literature, but the details remain unclear. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the magnitude and clinical symptoms of cervical cord compression in community-dwelling residents.

Methods

The present study included 532 subjects. The subjective symptoms and the objective findings of one board-certified spine surgeon were assessed. The subjective symptoms were upper extremity pain and numbness, clumsy hand, fall in the past 1 year, and subjective gait disturbance. The objective findings were: Hoffmann, Trömner, and Wartenberg signs; Babinski's and Chaddock'

SUBMITTER: Hirai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8396744 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature