Armaan K Malhotra, Yingshi He, Erin M Harrington, Blessing N R Jaja, Mary P Zhu, Husain Shakil, Nicolas Dea, Michael H Weber, Najmedden Attabib, Philippe Phan, Yoga Raja Rampersaud, Jerome Paquet, W Bradley Jacobs, David W Cadotte, Sean D Christie, Andrew Nataraj, Christopher S Bailey, Michael Johnson, Charles Fisher, Hamilton Hall, Neil Manson, Kenneth Thomas, Howard J Ginsberg, Michael G Fehlings, Christopher D Witiw, Aileen M Davis, Jefferson R Wilson
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Existing degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) severity scales have significant shortcomings, creating a strong impetus for the development of a practical measurement tool with sound psychometric properties. PURPOSE: This work reports the item generation and reduction of the Cervical Myelopathy Severity Index (CMSI), a new DCM patient-reported outcome measure of symptoms and functional limitations. DESIGN: Prospective observational study...
November 1, 2023: Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society