Increasing awareness of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a preventative cause of non-traumatic spinal cord injury.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2021
Abstract
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common non-traumatic spinal cord disorder and characterized by progressive neurological impairment. Generally, it is still underdiagnosed and referral to spine specialists is often late, when patients already present with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). To improve early diagnosis and accelerate referral, diagnostic criteria for DCM are required. Recently, AO Spine RECODE- DCM (REsearch Objectives and Common Data Elements for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy) (aospine.org/recode), an international, interdisciplinary and interprofessional initiative, including patients with DCM, was funded with the aim to accelerate knowledge discovery that can change outcomes. In this perspective we advocate for the participation of SCI specialists in this process, where the expertise and perspective on this disorder and requirements for the diagnostic and therapeutic work up is well developed.
Volume
59
Issue
11
First Page
1216
Last Page
1218
ISSN
1476-5624
Published In/Presented At
Zipser, C. M., Margetis, K., Pedro, K. M., Curt, A., Fehlings, M., Sadler, I., Tetreault, L., Davies, B. M., AO Spine RECODE DCM Steering Committee, & Members of the Diagnostic Criteria Working Group (2021). Increasing awareness of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a preventative cause of non-traumatic spinal cord injury. Spinal cord, 59(11), 1216–1218. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00711-8
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
34628477
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article