Nitin Agarwal, Sarah E Johnson, Mohamad Bydon, Erica F Bisson, Andrew K Chan, Saman Shabani, Vijay Letchuman, Giorgos D Michalopoulos, Daniel C Lu, Michael Y Wang, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Regis W Haid, John J Knightly, Brandon A Sherrod, Oren N Gottfried, Christopher I Shaffrey, Jacob L Goldberg, Michael S Virk, Ibrahim Hussain, Steven D Glassman, Mark E Shaffrey, Paul Park, Kevin T Foley, Brenton Pennicooke, Domagoj Coric, Jonathan R Slotkin, Cheerag Upadhyaya, Eric A Potts, Luis M Tumialán, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming G Fu, Anthony L Asher, Praveen V Mummaneni
OBJECTIVE: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) can cause significant difficulty with driving and a subsequent reduction in an individual's quality of life due to neurological deterioration. The positive impact of surgery on postoperative patient-reported driving capabilities has been seldom explored. METHODS: The CSM module of the Quality Outcomes Database was utilized. Patient-reported driving ability was assessed via the driving section of the Neck Disability Index (NDI) questionnaire...
February 16, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine