Tanzil Rujeedawa, Oliver D Mowforth, Benjamin M Davies, Cylene Yang, Aria Nouri, Jibin J Francis, Bizhan Aarabi, Brian K Kwon, James Harrop, Jefferson R Wilson, Allan R Martin, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, James D Guest, Michael G Fehlings, Mark R Kotter
STUDY DESIGN: Literature Review. OBJECTIVE: Myelopathy affecting the thoracic spinal cord can arise secondary to several aetiologies which have similar presentation and management. Consequently, there are many uncertainties in this area, including optimal terminology and definitions. Recent collaborative cervical spinal research has led to the proposal and subsequent community adoption of the name degenerative cervical myelopathy(DCM) , which has facilitated the establishment of internationally-agreed research priorities for DCM...
December 26, 2023: Global Spine Journal