Alwalaa Althagafi, Nicolas Dea, Nathan Evaniew, Raja Y Rampersaud, W Bradley Jacobs, Jérome Paquet, Jefferson R Wilson, Hamilton Hall, Christopher S Bailey, Michael H Weber, Andrew Nataraj, Najmedden Attabib, David W Cadotte, Philippe Phan, Sean D Christie, Charles G Fisher, Neil Manson, Kenneth Thomas, Greg McIntosh, Raphaële Charest-Morin
BACKGROUND: Despite an abundance of literature on degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), little is known about pre-operative expectations of these patients. PURPOSE: The primary objective was to describe patient pre-operative expectations. Secondary objectives included identifying patient characteristics associated with high pre-operative expectations and to determine if expectations varied depending on myelopathy severity. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective study of a prospective multicenter, observational cohort of patients with DCM...
April 26, 2024: Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society