Yunsoo Lee, Tariq Ziad Issa, Aditya S Mazmudar, Omar H Tarawneh, Gregory R Toci, Mark J Lambrechts, Eric J DiDomenico, Daniel Kwak, Alexander N Becsey, Tyler W Henry, Ameer A Haider, Collin J Larkin, Ian David Kaye, Mark F Kurd, Jose A Canseco, Alan S Hilibrand, Alexander R Vaccaro, Christopher K Kepler, Gregory D Schroeder
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE: (1) To compare cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiology reports to a validated grading system for cervical foraminal stenosis (FS) and (2) to evaluate whether the severity of cervical neural FS on MRI correlates to motor weakness or patient-reported outcomes. BACKGROUND: Radiology reports of cervical spine MRI are often reviewed to assess the degree of neural FS. However, research looking at the association between these reports and objective MRI findings, as well as clinical symptoms, is lacking...
March 12, 2024: Clinical Spine Surgery