Relationship between cervical muscle morphology evaluated by MRI, cervical muscle strength and functional outcomes in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy

Cervical muscle lean muscle mass was positively associated with cervical muscle strength in patients with DCM. Moreover, greater fatty infiltration in the cervical extensor muscles was associated with lower functional score. Such findings suggest that clinicians should pay greater attention to cervical muscle morphology and function in patients with DCM.