Should Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Be Done on Patients with Increased Intramedullary Signal Intensity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6043816	World Neurosurgery	2016	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Both clinical and radiological outcomes improved (the average length of IISI in the cervical spinal cord became shorter) after CDA. Therefore, CDA is a safe and effective option for patients even when there is IISI on the preoperative T2-weighted MRI.

Keywords

VAS FDA JOA OPLL CSM ACDF DDD CDA NDI Cervical disc arthroplasty U.S. Food and Drug Administration ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament MRI Japanese Orthopedic Association Magnetic resonance imaging Degenerative disc disease Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion Neck Disability Index visual analogue scale Myelopathy Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Related Topics

Life Sciences Neuroscience Neurology

Preview

Should Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Be Done on Patients with Increased Intramedullary Signal Intensity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

Authors

Hsuan-Kan Chang, Wen-Cheng Huang, Jau-Ching Wu, Peng-Yuan Chang, Tsung-Hsi Tu, Li-Yu Fay, Ching-Lan Wu, Huang-Chou Chang, Henrich Cheng,