BACKGROUND Charcot neuroarthropathy(CN)is a systemic disease characterized by progressive bone loss and destruction,which is usually closely related to diabetes,HIV,etc.However,CN caused by syringomyelia accounts for ...BACKGROUND Charcot neuroarthropathy(CN)is a systemic disease characterized by progressive bone loss and destruction,which is usually closely related to diabetes,HIV,etc.However,CN caused by syringomyelia accounts for only 5%of CN cases;the shoulder and elbow are most often involved,and the hip joint is rarely affected.As a rare factor,cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM)can be associated with syringomyelia,which is scarcely reported in the literature.Here,we present the first case report to date of CN of the hip caused by syringomyelia secondary to CSM.CASE SUMMARY We describe a 76-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with CSM due to neck pain and weakness of limbs 16 years ago.Four years ago,he noticed recurrent swelling of the right hip with pain and was diagnosed with degenerative arthritis.Recently,however,his symptoms gradually worsened,and because of progressive pain,destabilization and weakness of the right hip,he was admitted to our hospital.Through systematic physical,radiographic and laboratory examinations,we finally reached a diagnosis:CN of the right hip associated with syringomyelia secondary to CSM.After comprehensive evaluation of the patient's condition,we performed right total hip arthroplasty.During the follow-up,the patient felt well clinically and could walk independently with a knee brace.CONCLUSION We suggest a possible etiological association between CSM and syringomyelia,which may reflect a potential pathogenesis of CN.We encourage clinicians to actively carry out a detailed medical history and comprehensive physical and imaging examinations in patients with joint lesions,especially chronic shoulder neck pain,to rule out the possibility of this association,which plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis of CN.Arthroplasty may no longer be an absolute contraindication to surgical treatment of CN.Reasonable selection of the surgical strategy can markedly improve the clinical symptoms and quality of life of patients.展开更多
BACKGROUND: The recordings of evoked spinal cord potentials following epidural spinal cord stimulation are thought to be generated by volleys traversing the dorsal column pathway, and it may not directly reflect condu...BACKGROUND: The recordings of evoked spinal cord potentials following epidural spinal cord stimulation are thought to be generated by volleys traversing the dorsal column pathway, and it may not directly reflect conduction defects in corticospinal tracts of cervical spinal cord. To our knowledge there has been few report using several evoked spinal cord potentials in function evaluation of the cervical spinal cord in elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the function states of the cervical spinal cord in elderly patients with CSM and explore its pathophysiologic mechanism. DESIGN: Case observation. SETTING: Department of Orthopedics for the aged, Shenzhen Pingle Hospital of Orthopedics. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 23 elderly patients with CSM who received treatment in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine of Japan from January 2003 to February 2004 were enrolled in this study. Inclusive criteria: ① Multiple intervertebral levels of cervical spinal cord compression confirmed by MRI, e.g. 3 or more than 3 levels of compressin. ② Age ≥70 years old. ③ Numbness and sensory disturbance in the upper limbs and showed hyperreflexia in the lower limbs. Exclusive criteria: Patients with abnormal motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities in both upper and lower limbs were excluded. METHODS: Evoked spinal cord potentials (ESCPs) following transcranial electric stimulation (TCE-ESCPs), epidural spinal cord stimulation (Spinal-ESCPs) and median nerve stimulation (MN-ESCPs) were recorded in 23 patients from posterior epidural space intraoperatively. The abnormalities of TCE-ESCPs were defined as attenuation of amplitude of the D wave. The most cranial intervertebral level showing abnormal TCE-ESCPs with a marked reduction in size of the negative peak (reduction of over 50%) was considered as the upper level of the spinal cord lesion with respect to the corticospinal tract in white matter. The abnormalities of Spinal-ESCPs were defined as marked reduction in the size of negative peak (reduction of over 50%). The most caudal intervertebral level showing abnormal Spinal-ESCPs was considered as the lower level of the spinal cord lesion with respect to the dorsal column pathway in white matter. The abnormalities of MN-ESCPs were defined as attenuation of the N13 amplitude,which was considered as the lesion level of the spinal cord with respect to the dorsal horn in gray matter. Radiological investigation: Lateral view of plain X-ray films was obtained in flexion and extension of the cervical spine. Instability of the cervical intervertebral level was determined as horizontal displacement of the vertebral body of over 3 mm. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The results of examination of TCE-ESCPs, Spinal-ESCPs and MN-ESCPs in elderly patients with CSM. RESULTS: The 23 elderly patients with CSM were participated in the result analysis. ①TCE-ESCPs: The impairment of the corticospinal tract in white matter at single intervertebral level was revealed in 18 of 23 patients by recordings of TCE-ESCPs (sensitivity 78%). In the 18 patients, the lesion level was shown at the upper cervical segment in 14 patients (C3-4 n=10 and C4-5 n=4), and at the lower cervical segment in 4 patients (C5-6 n=4). ②Spinal-ESCPs: The impairment of the dorsal column pathway of white matter at single intervertebral level was revealed in 17 of 23 patients, by recordings of Spinal-ESCPs (sensitivity 74%). In the 17 patients, the lesion level was presented at the upper cervical segment in 14 patients (C3-4 n=10 and C4-5 n=4), and at the lower cervical segment in 3 patients (C5-6 n=3). ③MN-ESCPs: All patients revealed abnormal MN-ESCPs at one or more intervertebral levels (sensitivity 100%). The impairment at single intervertebral level was demonstrated in 17 patients, and the impairment at multiple intervertebral levels was shown in 4 patients (3 patients at the C3-4, C4-5, and C5-6, and one patient at the C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7). ④Radiological findings: The Instability of the intervertebral level at the C3-4 or C4-5 motion segment was seen in 15 patients, with a total of 20 levels, and where 10 were at the C3-4 intervertebral level and 5 were at the C3-4, C4-5 intervertebral level. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that in most elderly patients with CSM who have multiple intervertebral level compressions of the cervical spinal cord on MRI, white matter is impaired at the single cervical intervertebral level, and not only the dorsal column pathway, but also the corticospinal tract can be affected. Combined the findings of radiography, the excessive motion and instability of the C3-4 or C4-5 intervertebral level plays an important role in inducing the long tract lesion in elderly patients with CSM.展开更多
A 30 yrs male,was admitted with complains ofneck pain,weakness in both upper and lower limbs forfour months and mild intermittent paresthesia along hisupper limbs.Physical examination showed mild senso-ry deficit
Objective:To compare the therapeutic effects of acupotomy trinity lysis and traditional acupotomy on cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Methods:A total of 205 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy of liver and ki...Objective:To compare the therapeutic effects of acupotomy trinity lysis and traditional acupotomy on cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Methods:A total of 205 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy of liver and kidney deficiency syndrome were randomly divided into the experimental group(105 cases)and the control group(100 cases).The experimental group was relaxed with acupotomy in three positions:Heaven(tian),Human(ren)and Earth(di).Traditional acupotomy was used to relax Ashi acupoints of the affected vertebra in the control group.One treatment was conducted in one week,and the duration of one course of treatment was three weeks.The VAS,JOA score and NDI index were observed after treatment.Results:Before and after treatment,the total treatment efficiency of the treatment group was 95.23%,and that of the control group was 80.00%,there was significant difference between the two groups,P<0.05;Before operation,there was no significant difference in JOA score,NDI index score,and VAS score between the treatment group and the control group(P>0.05);there was no significant difference after 1 week(P>0.05),but there were significant differences between the two groups 2 weeks and 3 weeks after operation(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupotomy trinity lysis is a safe,effective and economical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.展开更多
Objective To investigate the difference between different surgical methods for thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum(OLF) combined with cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) . Methods From January 1991 to January ...Objective To investigate the difference between different surgical methods for thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum(OLF) combined with cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) . Methods From January 1991 to January 2003,56 cases展开更多
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction and is caused by static or dynamic repeated compression of the spinal cord resulting from degenerative arthritis of the cervical...Cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction and is caused by static or dynamic repeated compression of the spinal cord resulting from degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and some biological injuries to the cervical spine. The T2 signal change on conventional magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) is most commonly associated with neurological deficits. Diffusion tensor imaging and MR spectroscopy show altered microstructure and biochemistry that reflect patient-specific pathogenesis and can be used to predict neurological outcome and response to intervention. Functional MRI can help to assess the neurological functional recovery after decompression surgery for CSM.展开更多
Study Design: A clinical trial of 30 consecutive patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Objectives: To evaluate the effect of directed physical exercise in patients with CSM and to measure severity of my...Study Design: A clinical trial of 30 consecutive patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Objectives: To evaluate the effect of directed physical exercise in patients with CSM and to measure severity of myelopathy before and after an exercise program. Setting: Christian Medical College and Hospital, India. Participants: Thirty patients with CSM (mean age-54.1 years) with Nuricks Grade 2 and 3. Background: Myelopathy of the spinal cord can be caused by degenerative process of the cervical vertebrae and it is the most common type of dysfunction of the spinal cord in adult population. CSM usually develops insidiously and the natural history is not well understood, there is debate over the indication for operative Vs non operative management. Method: Patients participated in a 6-week exercise program, consisting of active exercises to upper and lower extremities, scapulothoracic muscles, and gentle stretches, sub maximal isometric exercises of the deep neck flexors, relaxation and immobilization with a cervical collar. Main Outcome Measures: The mJOA (modified Japanese orthopaedic association score) and ASIA motor and sensory scoring. The results were processed by using Wilcoxon sign rank test. Results: After comparing the values at the beginning and end of the program a satisfactory neurological result (sensorimotor/motor and sensory) was obtained in all thirty patients. Conclusion: The exercise program had a positive impact for most of the variables of the study. Exercise intervention with neck immobilization may be a treatment of choice in early stages of CSM. Future randomized controlled studies would provide insight into the effectiveness and clinical relevance of this intervention.展开更多
Objective:To investigate a novel surgical method for multilevel cervical spondylotic myeIopa- thy(CSM).Methods:Totally 21 patients with multilevel CSM undergoing a novel surgical procedure from April 2001 to January 2...Objective:To investigate a novel surgical method for multilevel cervical spondylotic myeIopa- thy(CSM).Methods:Totally 21 patients with multilevel CSM undergoing a novel surgical procedure from April 2001 to January 2004 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients experienced anterior cervical decompression surgery in subsection,autograft fusion and internal fixation.Preoperative,immediate post- operative and follow-up image data,X-rays and semi-quantitative Japanese orthopaedics association(JOA) scores were used to evaluate the restoration of lordosis(Cobb's angle),intervertebral heights,the stabili- ty of the cervical spine and the improvement of neurological impairment.Results:Preoperative symptoms were markedly alleviated or disappeared in most of the patients.According to the JOA scores,the ratio of improvement in neurological function was 72.2%,including excellent in 9 cases(42.9%),good in 7 cases (33.30%),fair in 3 cases(14.3%)and poor in 2 cases(9.5%).Immediate postoperative X-rays showed obvious improvements in lordosis and in the intervertebral height of the cervical spine(P<0.01).There is no evidence of instrument failure during the mean follow-up period of 14.2 months(9-24 months, P>0.01).Conclusion:Anterior cervical decompression in subsection,autograft fusion and internal fixa- tion is a rational effective method for the surgical treatment of multilevel CSM.展开更多
Objective To investigate diagnosis and treatment characters of cervical spondylotic myelopathy combined with thoracic spinal stenosis, and to analysis effective pathway of spinal function recovery. Methods We took res...Objective To investigate diagnosis and treatment characters of cervical spondylotic myelopathy combined with thoracic spinal stenosis, and to analysis effective pathway of spinal function recovery. Methods We took respective analysis on diagnosis, treatment and recovery results of 12 cases, whose symptoms, signs and MR were explicit. Results Follow ups times were from 9 months to 5 years and 8 months. Nerve function of 8 cases recovered completely or nearly completely; that of 2 cases improved apparently and that of 2 cases improved slightly. Conclusion Detailed disease history collection, particular body examination and MR reading are very important to early diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy combined with thoracic spinal stenosis. Early operation combined with cervical and thoracic spinal canal decompression at same time or at different stages is the single effective method to patients’ function recovery.展开更多
Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of different surgical approaches of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, and the predictive factors for the outcome of surgery. Methods Clinical data of 68 consecutive patients...Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of different surgical approaches of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, and the predictive factors for the outcome of surgery. Methods Clinical data of 68 consecutive patients who underwent surgical treatment from 2003-08-01 to 2006-12-01 were collected. The quantization of the efficacy of operation was made by applying Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scoring system, based on which the recovery rate and satisfaction rate were calculated. In the patients who underwent anterior approach, we compared the recovery rate among the subgroups of different duration of symptoms, age at surgery and the severity of diseases. Any surgery-related complications were also noted. Results 73.5% (50/68) patients underwent anterior approach, with an average recovery rate of (68.21 ± 10.06)% and the satisfaction rate of 88.00%;20.6% patients (14/68) underwent posterior approach, with an average recovery rate of (64.03 ± 7.07)% and the satisfaction rate of 100%. The recovery rate had no significant difference in the two approaches. Only 4 patients (5.9%) underwent anterior and posterior combined approach, and the recovery rate and the satisfaction rate were 65.10% and 100%, respectively. In the group of patients who accepted anterior approach, no significant differences were found in the recovery rates of different age subgroups and different duration of symptom subgroups;the significant differences recovery rates between the moderate and severe subgroups were identified. Minor complications, such as asymptomatic screw misplacement, transient dysphagia/odynophagia, pain related to the donor site and axial syndrome, were observed in a few patients. Conclusion The JOA score can be improved by applying the appropriate approaches and the high recovery and satisfaction rates can be achieved at the same time. The efficacies of anterior and posterior approaches were similar. The complications of surgery were minor. In the patients who underwent anterior approach, the severity of diseases was a predictive factor for the outcome of surgery.展开更多
Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoms(SCEH) complicated with mild cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) is a rare but emerging condition.Early diagnosis and treatment are important for good outcomes.This study aimed t...Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoms(SCEH) complicated with mild cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) is a rare but emerging condition.Early diagnosis and treatment are important for good outcomes.This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of this condition and to discuss the optimal treatment.The clinical data from 8 patients with SCEH plus CSM who were divided into two groups by treatment methods were retrospectively analyzed.The neurological function of the patients was assessed by Japanese Orthopedic Association(JOA) score before and after the surgical operations.Other factors were reviewed with medical records.Among them,4 out of the 8 patients underwent emergency surgery,and the rest 3 patients experienced an initial conservative treatment and ultimately received a laminectomy.We found that the Frankel Scale scores in most of the surgical patients were increased after surgery(6/7,85.7%).However,the JOA scores at the 6th month after onset were even lower than those before onset in 3 of the operative cases,and those in the patients who were given conservative treatment showed no significant change.It was concluded that some patients with SCEH and CSM treated with a timely operation may obtain relief from their previous CSM symptoms.However,the final neurological deficits of these patients were closely related to the progressive interval which refers to the hours between the initial onset and the occurrence of new neurological deficits or mild CSM deterioration,no matter whether they accept the operation.We found the crucial progressive interval may be in 9 h.Early MRI and prompt neurosurgical intervention are also important to improve the neurological deficits.展开更多
Dorsal decompression in patients, presenting with cervical spondylotic myelopathy with no signs of instability, is a standard surgical option. Laminectomy or laminoplasty is applied to reduce the pressure on the myelo...Dorsal decompression in patients, presenting with cervical spondylotic myelopathy with no signs of instability, is a standard surgical option. Laminectomy or laminoplasty is applied to reduce the pressure on the myelon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome in a consecutive series of patients. This retrospective study included a total of 65 patients who underwent laminectomy or laminoplasty at a single or more levels, without fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy, during an 8-year period (2000-2007). The clinical data evaluation included pre- and postoperative patient history and neurological and surgical variables. The radiological assessment included MRI, CT, and plain anterior-posterior, lateral, and lateral flexion-extension X-rays. The mean follow-up time was 15 months. Improvement of gait disturbance was documented in 74% of the patients concerned. Radicular pain in the upper limbs (UL) and lower limbs (LL) improved in 87% and 50% of the patients, respectively. Sensory deficits improved in the UL and LL in 76% and 54%, respectively. Motor deficits improved in the UL and LL in 70% and 56% of the patients, respectively. Clinical deterioration after surgery was documented in one patient. Based on our results, laminectomy without fusion can be advocated as a safe and effective surgical strategy to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients without preoperative instability. In these patients, the occurrence of post-procedural clinical deterioration and instability was low, and overall improvement of neurological deficits and amelioration of radicular pain can be expected in a significant number of patients.展开更多
The combined use of motor .yoked pot’ntlais (MEPs) with F way, recording was cornpared with somatesemory evoked potentials (SEPs) in order to evaluate the clinical value or MEPs incervical spondylotic myelopathy. Mag...The combined use of motor .yoked pot’ntlais (MEPs) with F way, recording was cornpared with somatesemory evoked potentials (SEPs) in order to evaluate the clinical value or MEPs incervical spondylotic myelopathy. Magnetic stimulation of motor cortex with F wave recording was used assess central motor conduction. time, (CMCT). and central somatoseusory conduction time(CSCT)was evaluated by SEPs in 20 pailents surffring from myeloP8thy of cervical spondylosis. Theresults were comapared with 20 control subjects. The results showed that CMCT of Patients was obviously prolonged then that of contral subjects, the sbnormal rate was 80% which was higher than70K of SEPs slid that the prolongation or CMCT had a good correlation with the severe degree ofmyelopathy. The Painless and noninvasive .magnetic stimulation of PEPs could figure out the compressed degree of motor descending pathway and was. useful technique for diagnosis of cervicalspondylotic myelopathy.展开更多
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM)is the main cause of adult spinal cord dysfunction,mostly appearing in middle-aged and elderly patients.Currently,the diagnosis of this condition depends mainly on the available ima...Cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM)is the main cause of adult spinal cord dysfunction,mostly appearing in middle-aged and elderly patients.Currently,the diagnosis of this condition depends mainly on the available imaging tools such as X-ray,computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),of which MRI is the gold standard for clinical diagnosis.However,MRI data cannot clearly demonstrate the dynamic characteristics of CSM,and the overall process is far from costefficient.Therefore,this study proposes a new method using multiple gait parameters and shallow classifiers to dynamically detect the occurrence of CSM.In the present study,45 patients with CSM and 45 age-matched asymptomatic healthy controls(HCs)were recruited,and a three-dimensional(3D)motion capture system was utilized to capture the locomotion data.Furthermore,63 spatiotemporal,kinematic,and nonlinear parameters were extracted,including lower limb joint angles in the sagittal,coronal,and transverse planes.Then,the Shapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)value was utilized for feature selection and reduction of the dimensionality of features,and five traditional shallow classifiers,including support vector machine(SVM),logistic regression(LR),k-nearest neighbor(KNN),decision tree(DT),and random forest(RF),were used to classify gait patterns between CSM patients and HCs.On the basis of the 10-fold cross-validation method,the highest average accuracy was achieved by SVM(95.56%).Our results demonstrated that the proposed method could effectively detect CSM and thus serve as an automated auxiliary tool for the clinical diagnosis of CSM.展开更多
Introduction: Although cervical myelopathy is the most common degenerative cervical spine pathology in adults, the indications and approaches of surgical treatment have not yet been clearly defined in the literature. ...Introduction: Although cervical myelopathy is the most common degenerative cervical spine pathology in adults, the indications and approaches of surgical treatment have not yet been clearly defined in the literature. Very few studies exist regarding these aspects in our setting, and they are mostly outdated. This study aimed to describe the diagnostic aspects, current surgical treatment with technical improvements, and progression in patients. Patients and Methods: We conducted a multicentre retrospective descriptive study over a 10-year period between January 2011 and January 2020 in three referral centres in Yaoundé. All patients who underwent surgery for cervical myelopathy were included. Results: Fifty-two patients were recruited. The rate of operated cervical myelopathies among all degenerative spinal pathologies was 14.05%. The M/F sex ratio was 3/1, and the average age was 52 ± 10 years. All included patients had gait problems, 90.38% demonstrated motor deficiency, and 67.30% experienced at least three levels of compression. Surgery was decided based on the Nurick grade;a posterior approach was applied to 86.54% of patients. Postoperative progression showed a neurological improvement of 82% with an average follow-up of 4 years. Conclusion: In this study, the patients who underwent surgery were relatively young, their clinical presentations were mostly advanced, and surgical management showed good results in well-selected cases.展开更多
Background:The optimal surgical approach for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy remains controversial.The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes and complications between the a...Background:The optimal surgical approach for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy remains controversial.The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes and complications between the anterior and posterior approaches for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Methods:A total of 19 patients underwent anterior decompression and fusion and 25 patients underwent posterior laminoplasty and instrumentation in this study.Perioperative information,intraoperative blood loss,clinical and radiological outcomes,and complications were recorded.Japanese Orthopedic Association(JOA)score,36-item short form survey(SF-36)score and cervical alignment were assessed.Results:There were no significant differences in JOA scores between the anterior and posterior group preoperatively(11.6±1.6 vs.12.1±1.5),immediately postoperatively(14.4±1.1 vs.13.8±1.3),or at the last follow-up(14.6±1.0 vs.14.2±1.1)(P>0.05).The JOA scores significantly improved immediately postoperatively and at the last follow-up in both groups compared with their preoperative values.The recovery rate was significantly higher in the anterior group both immediately postoperatively and at the last follow-up.The SF-36 score was significantly higher in the anterior group at the last follow-up compared with the preoperative value(69.4 vs.61.7).Imaging revealed that there was no significant difference in the Cobb angle at C2-C7 between the two groups preoperatively(-2.0°±7.3°vs.-1.4°±7.5°).The Cobb angle significantly improved immediately postoperatively(12.3°±4.2°vs.9.2°±3.6°)and at the last follow-up(12.4°±3.5°vs.9.0°±2.6°)in both groups compared with their preoperative values(P=0.00).Three patients had temporary dysphagia in the anterior group and four patients had persistent axial symptoms in the posterior group.Conclusions:Both the anterior and posterior approaches were effective in treating four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy in terms of neurological clinical outcomes and radiological features.However,the JOA score recovery rate and SF-36 score in the anterior group were significantly higher.Persistent axial pain could be a major concern when undertaking the posterior approach.展开更多
The optimal surgical strategy for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) has not been defined, and few comparative researches between hybrid decompression and multilevel corpectomy have been conducted. Here,...The optimal surgical strategy for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) has not been defined, and few comparative researches between hybrid decompression and multilevel corpectomy have been conducted. Here, we reported 28 patients of three-level CSM, of whom 12 underwent hybrid decompression and 16 two-level corpectomy, with each type of procedure chosen according to radiologic characteristics of those patients. Clinical and radiologic parameters of both groups showed various degrees of improvement. However, no statistically significant differences in Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score improvement rate, graft fusion rate, post-operative neck disability index (NDI) or segmental lordosis between the two groups were found. We conclude that both hybrid decompression and two-level corpectomy could obtain satisfying clinical efficacy in the management of three-level CSM for appropriate patients.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Charcot neuroarthropathy(CN)is a systemic disease characterized by progressive bone loss and destruction,which is usually closely related to diabetes,HIV,etc.However,CN caused by syringomyelia accounts for only 5%of CN cases;the shoulder and elbow are most often involved,and the hip joint is rarely affected.As a rare factor,cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM)can be associated with syringomyelia,which is scarcely reported in the literature.Here,we present the first case report to date of CN of the hip caused by syringomyelia secondary to CSM.CASE SUMMARY We describe a 76-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with CSM due to neck pain and weakness of limbs 16 years ago.Four years ago,he noticed recurrent swelling of the right hip with pain and was diagnosed with degenerative arthritis.Recently,however,his symptoms gradually worsened,and because of progressive pain,destabilization and weakness of the right hip,he was admitted to our hospital.Through systematic physical,radiographic and laboratory examinations,we finally reached a diagnosis:CN of the right hip associated with syringomyelia secondary to CSM.After comprehensive evaluation of the patient's condition,we performed right total hip arthroplasty.During the follow-up,the patient felt well clinically and could walk independently with a knee brace.CONCLUSION We suggest a possible etiological association between CSM and syringomyelia,which may reflect a potential pathogenesis of CN.We encourage clinicians to actively carry out a detailed medical history and comprehensive physical and imaging examinations in patients with joint lesions,especially chronic shoulder neck pain,to rule out the possibility of this association,which plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis of CN.Arthroplasty may no longer be an absolute contraindication to surgical treatment of CN.Reasonable selection of the surgical strategy can markedly improve the clinical symptoms and quality of life of patients.
文摘BACKGROUND: The recordings of evoked spinal cord potentials following epidural spinal cord stimulation are thought to be generated by volleys traversing the dorsal column pathway, and it may not directly reflect conduction defects in corticospinal tracts of cervical spinal cord. To our knowledge there has been few report using several evoked spinal cord potentials in function evaluation of the cervical spinal cord in elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the function states of the cervical spinal cord in elderly patients with CSM and explore its pathophysiologic mechanism. DESIGN: Case observation. SETTING: Department of Orthopedics for the aged, Shenzhen Pingle Hospital of Orthopedics. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 23 elderly patients with CSM who received treatment in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine of Japan from January 2003 to February 2004 were enrolled in this study. Inclusive criteria: ① Multiple intervertebral levels of cervical spinal cord compression confirmed by MRI, e.g. 3 or more than 3 levels of compressin. ② Age ≥70 years old. ③ Numbness and sensory disturbance in the upper limbs and showed hyperreflexia in the lower limbs. Exclusive criteria: Patients with abnormal motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities in both upper and lower limbs were excluded. METHODS: Evoked spinal cord potentials (ESCPs) following transcranial electric stimulation (TCE-ESCPs), epidural spinal cord stimulation (Spinal-ESCPs) and median nerve stimulation (MN-ESCPs) were recorded in 23 patients from posterior epidural space intraoperatively. The abnormalities of TCE-ESCPs were defined as attenuation of amplitude of the D wave. The most cranial intervertebral level showing abnormal TCE-ESCPs with a marked reduction in size of the negative peak (reduction of over 50%) was considered as the upper level of the spinal cord lesion with respect to the corticospinal tract in white matter. The abnormalities of Spinal-ESCPs were defined as marked reduction in the size of negative peak (reduction of over 50%). The most caudal intervertebral level showing abnormal Spinal-ESCPs was considered as the lower level of the spinal cord lesion with respect to the dorsal column pathway in white matter. The abnormalities of MN-ESCPs were defined as attenuation of the N13 amplitude,which was considered as the lesion level of the spinal cord with respect to the dorsal horn in gray matter. Radiological investigation: Lateral view of plain X-ray films was obtained in flexion and extension of the cervical spine. Instability of the cervical intervertebral level was determined as horizontal displacement of the vertebral body of over 3 mm. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The results of examination of TCE-ESCPs, Spinal-ESCPs and MN-ESCPs in elderly patients with CSM. RESULTS: The 23 elderly patients with CSM were participated in the result analysis. ①TCE-ESCPs: The impairment of the corticospinal tract in white matter at single intervertebral level was revealed in 18 of 23 patients by recordings of TCE-ESCPs (sensitivity 78%). In the 18 patients, the lesion level was shown at the upper cervical segment in 14 patients (C3-4 n=10 and C4-5 n=4), and at the lower cervical segment in 4 patients (C5-6 n=4). ②Spinal-ESCPs: The impairment of the dorsal column pathway of white matter at single intervertebral level was revealed in 17 of 23 patients, by recordings of Spinal-ESCPs (sensitivity 74%). In the 17 patients, the lesion level was presented at the upper cervical segment in 14 patients (C3-4 n=10 and C4-5 n=4), and at the lower cervical segment in 3 patients (C5-6 n=3). ③MN-ESCPs: All patients revealed abnormal MN-ESCPs at one or more intervertebral levels (sensitivity 100%). The impairment at single intervertebral level was demonstrated in 17 patients, and the impairment at multiple intervertebral levels was shown in 4 patients (3 patients at the C3-4, C4-5, and C5-6, and one patient at the C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7). ④Radiological findings: The Instability of the intervertebral level at the C3-4 or C4-5 motion segment was seen in 15 patients, with a total of 20 levels, and where 10 were at the C3-4 intervertebral level and 5 were at the C3-4, C4-5 intervertebral level. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that in most elderly patients with CSM who have multiple intervertebral level compressions of the cervical spinal cord on MRI, white matter is impaired at the single cervical intervertebral level, and not only the dorsal column pathway, but also the corticospinal tract can be affected. Combined the findings of radiography, the excessive motion and instability of the C3-4 or C4-5 intervertebral level plays an important role in inducing the long tract lesion in elderly patients with CSM.
文摘A 30 yrs male,was admitted with complains ofneck pain,weakness in both upper and lower limbs forfour months and mild intermittent paresthesia along hisupper limbs.Physical examination showed mild senso-ry deficit
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文摘Objective:To compare the therapeutic effects of acupotomy trinity lysis and traditional acupotomy on cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Methods:A total of 205 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy of liver and kidney deficiency syndrome were randomly divided into the experimental group(105 cases)and the control group(100 cases).The experimental group was relaxed with acupotomy in three positions:Heaven(tian),Human(ren)and Earth(di).Traditional acupotomy was used to relax Ashi acupoints of the affected vertebra in the control group.One treatment was conducted in one week,and the duration of one course of treatment was three weeks.The VAS,JOA score and NDI index were observed after treatment.Results:Before and after treatment,the total treatment efficiency of the treatment group was 95.23%,and that of the control group was 80.00%,there was significant difference between the two groups,P<0.05;Before operation,there was no significant difference in JOA score,NDI index score,and VAS score between the treatment group and the control group(P>0.05);there was no significant difference after 1 week(P>0.05),but there were significant differences between the two groups 2 weeks and 3 weeks after operation(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupotomy trinity lysis is a safe,effective and economical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
文摘Objective To investigate the difference between different surgical methods for thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum(OLF) combined with cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) . Methods From January 1991 to January 2003,56 cases
文摘Cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction and is caused by static or dynamic repeated compression of the spinal cord resulting from degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and some biological injuries to the cervical spine. The T2 signal change on conventional magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) is most commonly associated with neurological deficits. Diffusion tensor imaging and MR spectroscopy show altered microstructure and biochemistry that reflect patient-specific pathogenesis and can be used to predict neurological outcome and response to intervention. Functional MRI can help to assess the neurological functional recovery after decompression surgery for CSM.
文摘Study Design: A clinical trial of 30 consecutive patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Objectives: To evaluate the effect of directed physical exercise in patients with CSM and to measure severity of myelopathy before and after an exercise program. Setting: Christian Medical College and Hospital, India. Participants: Thirty patients with CSM (mean age-54.1 years) with Nuricks Grade 2 and 3. Background: Myelopathy of the spinal cord can be caused by degenerative process of the cervical vertebrae and it is the most common type of dysfunction of the spinal cord in adult population. CSM usually develops insidiously and the natural history is not well understood, there is debate over the indication for operative Vs non operative management. Method: Patients participated in a 6-week exercise program, consisting of active exercises to upper and lower extremities, scapulothoracic muscles, and gentle stretches, sub maximal isometric exercises of the deep neck flexors, relaxation and immobilization with a cervical collar. Main Outcome Measures: The mJOA (modified Japanese orthopaedic association score) and ASIA motor and sensory scoring. The results were processed by using Wilcoxon sign rank test. Results: After comparing the values at the beginning and end of the program a satisfactory neurological result (sensorimotor/motor and sensory) was obtained in all thirty patients. Conclusion: The exercise program had a positive impact for most of the variables of the study. Exercise intervention with neck immobilization may be a treatment of choice in early stages of CSM. Future randomized controlled studies would provide insight into the effectiveness and clinical relevance of this intervention.
文摘Objective:To investigate a novel surgical method for multilevel cervical spondylotic myeIopa- thy(CSM).Methods:Totally 21 patients with multilevel CSM undergoing a novel surgical procedure from April 2001 to January 2004 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients experienced anterior cervical decompression surgery in subsection,autograft fusion and internal fixation.Preoperative,immediate post- operative and follow-up image data,X-rays and semi-quantitative Japanese orthopaedics association(JOA) scores were used to evaluate the restoration of lordosis(Cobb's angle),intervertebral heights,the stabili- ty of the cervical spine and the improvement of neurological impairment.Results:Preoperative symptoms were markedly alleviated or disappeared in most of the patients.According to the JOA scores,the ratio of improvement in neurological function was 72.2%,including excellent in 9 cases(42.9%),good in 7 cases (33.30%),fair in 3 cases(14.3%)and poor in 2 cases(9.5%).Immediate postoperative X-rays showed obvious improvements in lordosis and in the intervertebral height of the cervical spine(P<0.01).There is no evidence of instrument failure during the mean follow-up period of 14.2 months(9-24 months, P>0.01).Conclusion:Anterior cervical decompression in subsection,autograft fusion and internal fixa- tion is a rational effective method for the surgical treatment of multilevel CSM.
文摘Objective To investigate diagnosis and treatment characters of cervical spondylotic myelopathy combined with thoracic spinal stenosis, and to analysis effective pathway of spinal function recovery. Methods We took respective analysis on diagnosis, treatment and recovery results of 12 cases, whose symptoms, signs and MR were explicit. Results Follow ups times were from 9 months to 5 years and 8 months. Nerve function of 8 cases recovered completely or nearly completely; that of 2 cases improved apparently and that of 2 cases improved slightly. Conclusion Detailed disease history collection, particular body examination and MR reading are very important to early diagnosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy combined with thoracic spinal stenosis. Early operation combined with cervical and thoracic spinal canal decompression at same time or at different stages is the single effective method to patients’ function recovery.
文摘Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of different surgical approaches of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, and the predictive factors for the outcome of surgery. Methods Clinical data of 68 consecutive patients who underwent surgical treatment from 2003-08-01 to 2006-12-01 were collected. The quantization of the efficacy of operation was made by applying Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scoring system, based on which the recovery rate and satisfaction rate were calculated. In the patients who underwent anterior approach, we compared the recovery rate among the subgroups of different duration of symptoms, age at surgery and the severity of diseases. Any surgery-related complications were also noted. Results 73.5% (50/68) patients underwent anterior approach, with an average recovery rate of (68.21 ± 10.06)% and the satisfaction rate of 88.00%;20.6% patients (14/68) underwent posterior approach, with an average recovery rate of (64.03 ± 7.07)% and the satisfaction rate of 100%. The recovery rate had no significant difference in the two approaches. Only 4 patients (5.9%) underwent anterior and posterior combined approach, and the recovery rate and the satisfaction rate were 65.10% and 100%, respectively. In the group of patients who accepted anterior approach, no significant differences were found in the recovery rates of different age subgroups and different duration of symptom subgroups;the significant differences recovery rates between the moderate and severe subgroups were identified. Minor complications, such as asymptomatic screw misplacement, transient dysphagia/odynophagia, pain related to the donor site and axial syndrome, were observed in a few patients. Conclusion The JOA score can be improved by applying the appropriate approaches and the high recovery and satisfaction rates can be achieved at the same time. The efficacies of anterior and posterior approaches were similar. The complications of surgery were minor. In the patients who underwent anterior approach, the severity of diseases was a predictive factor for the outcome of surgery.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81571242)
文摘Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoms(SCEH) complicated with mild cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM) is a rare but emerging condition.Early diagnosis and treatment are important for good outcomes.This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of this condition and to discuss the optimal treatment.The clinical data from 8 patients with SCEH plus CSM who were divided into two groups by treatment methods were retrospectively analyzed.The neurological function of the patients was assessed by Japanese Orthopedic Association(JOA) score before and after the surgical operations.Other factors were reviewed with medical records.Among them,4 out of the 8 patients underwent emergency surgery,and the rest 3 patients experienced an initial conservative treatment and ultimately received a laminectomy.We found that the Frankel Scale scores in most of the surgical patients were increased after surgery(6/7,85.7%).However,the JOA scores at the 6th month after onset were even lower than those before onset in 3 of the operative cases,and those in the patients who were given conservative treatment showed no significant change.It was concluded that some patients with SCEH and CSM treated with a timely operation may obtain relief from their previous CSM symptoms.However,the final neurological deficits of these patients were closely related to the progressive interval which refers to the hours between the initial onset and the occurrence of new neurological deficits or mild CSM deterioration,no matter whether they accept the operation.We found the crucial progressive interval may be in 9 h.Early MRI and prompt neurosurgical intervention are also important to improve the neurological deficits.
文摘Dorsal decompression in patients, presenting with cervical spondylotic myelopathy with no signs of instability, is a standard surgical option. Laminectomy or laminoplasty is applied to reduce the pressure on the myelon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome in a consecutive series of patients. This retrospective study included a total of 65 patients who underwent laminectomy or laminoplasty at a single or more levels, without fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy, during an 8-year period (2000-2007). The clinical data evaluation included pre- and postoperative patient history and neurological and surgical variables. The radiological assessment included MRI, CT, and plain anterior-posterior, lateral, and lateral flexion-extension X-rays. The mean follow-up time was 15 months. Improvement of gait disturbance was documented in 74% of the patients concerned. Radicular pain in the upper limbs (UL) and lower limbs (LL) improved in 87% and 50% of the patients, respectively. Sensory deficits improved in the UL and LL in 76% and 54%, respectively. Motor deficits improved in the UL and LL in 70% and 56% of the patients, respectively. Clinical deterioration after surgery was documented in one patient. Based on our results, laminectomy without fusion can be advocated as a safe and effective surgical strategy to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients without preoperative instability. In these patients, the occurrence of post-procedural clinical deterioration and instability was low, and overall improvement of neurological deficits and amelioration of radicular pain can be expected in a significant number of patients.
文摘The combined use of motor .yoked pot’ntlais (MEPs) with F way, recording was cornpared with somatesemory evoked potentials (SEPs) in order to evaluate the clinical value or MEPs incervical spondylotic myelopathy. Magnetic stimulation of motor cortex with F wave recording was used assess central motor conduction. time, (CMCT). and central somatoseusory conduction time(CSCT)was evaluated by SEPs in 20 pailents surffring from myeloP8thy of cervical spondylosis. Theresults were comapared with 20 control subjects. The results showed that CMCT of Patients was obviously prolonged then that of contral subjects, the sbnormal rate was 80% which was higher than70K of SEPs slid that the prolongation or CMCT had a good correlation with the severe degree ofmyelopathy. The Painless and noninvasive .magnetic stimulation of PEPs could figure out the compressed degree of motor descending pathway and was. useful technique for diagnosis of cervicalspondylotic myelopathy.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62173212).
文摘Cervical spondylotic myelopathy(CSM)is the main cause of adult spinal cord dysfunction,mostly appearing in middle-aged and elderly patients.Currently,the diagnosis of this condition depends mainly on the available imaging tools such as X-ray,computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),of which MRI is the gold standard for clinical diagnosis.However,MRI data cannot clearly demonstrate the dynamic characteristics of CSM,and the overall process is far from costefficient.Therefore,this study proposes a new method using multiple gait parameters and shallow classifiers to dynamically detect the occurrence of CSM.In the present study,45 patients with CSM and 45 age-matched asymptomatic healthy controls(HCs)were recruited,and a three-dimensional(3D)motion capture system was utilized to capture the locomotion data.Furthermore,63 spatiotemporal,kinematic,and nonlinear parameters were extracted,including lower limb joint angles in the sagittal,coronal,and transverse planes.Then,the Shapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)value was utilized for feature selection and reduction of the dimensionality of features,and five traditional shallow classifiers,including support vector machine(SVM),logistic regression(LR),k-nearest neighbor(KNN),decision tree(DT),and random forest(RF),were used to classify gait patterns between CSM patients and HCs.On the basis of the 10-fold cross-validation method,the highest average accuracy was achieved by SVM(95.56%).Our results demonstrated that the proposed method could effectively detect CSM and thus serve as an automated auxiliary tool for the clinical diagnosis of CSM.
文摘Introduction: Although cervical myelopathy is the most common degenerative cervical spine pathology in adults, the indications and approaches of surgical treatment have not yet been clearly defined in the literature. Very few studies exist regarding these aspects in our setting, and they are mostly outdated. This study aimed to describe the diagnostic aspects, current surgical treatment with technical improvements, and progression in patients. Patients and Methods: We conducted a multicentre retrospective descriptive study over a 10-year period between January 2011 and January 2020 in three referral centres in Yaoundé. All patients who underwent surgery for cervical myelopathy were included. Results: Fifty-two patients were recruited. The rate of operated cervical myelopathies among all degenerative spinal pathologies was 14.05%. The M/F sex ratio was 3/1, and the average age was 52 ± 10 years. All included patients had gait problems, 90.38% demonstrated motor deficiency, and 67.30% experienced at least three levels of compression. Surgery was decided based on the Nurick grade;a posterior approach was applied to 86.54% of patients. Postoperative progression showed a neurological improvement of 82% with an average follow-up of 4 years. Conclusion: In this study, the patients who underwent surgery were relatively young, their clinical presentations were mostly advanced, and surgical management showed good results in well-selected cases.
文摘Background:The optimal surgical approach for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy remains controversial.The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes and complications between the anterior and posterior approaches for four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Methods:A total of 19 patients underwent anterior decompression and fusion and 25 patients underwent posterior laminoplasty and instrumentation in this study.Perioperative information,intraoperative blood loss,clinical and radiological outcomes,and complications were recorded.Japanese Orthopedic Association(JOA)score,36-item short form survey(SF-36)score and cervical alignment were assessed.Results:There were no significant differences in JOA scores between the anterior and posterior group preoperatively(11.6±1.6 vs.12.1±1.5),immediately postoperatively(14.4±1.1 vs.13.8±1.3),or at the last follow-up(14.6±1.0 vs.14.2±1.1)(P>0.05).The JOA scores significantly improved immediately postoperatively and at the last follow-up in both groups compared with their preoperative values.The recovery rate was significantly higher in the anterior group both immediately postoperatively and at the last follow-up.The SF-36 score was significantly higher in the anterior group at the last follow-up compared with the preoperative value(69.4 vs.61.7).Imaging revealed that there was no significant difference in the Cobb angle at C2-C7 between the two groups preoperatively(-2.0°±7.3°vs.-1.4°±7.5°).The Cobb angle significantly improved immediately postoperatively(12.3°±4.2°vs.9.2°±3.6°)and at the last follow-up(12.4°±3.5°vs.9.0°±2.6°)in both groups compared with their preoperative values(P=0.00).Three patients had temporary dysphagia in the anterior group and four patients had persistent axial symptoms in the posterior group.Conclusions:Both the anterior and posterior approaches were effective in treating four-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy in terms of neurological clinical outcomes and radiological features.However,the JOA score recovery rate and SF-36 score in the anterior group were significantly higher.Persistent axial pain could be a major concern when undertaking the posterior approach.
文摘The optimal surgical strategy for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) has not been defined, and few comparative researches between hybrid decompression and multilevel corpectomy have been conducted. Here, we reported 28 patients of three-level CSM, of whom 12 underwent hybrid decompression and 16 two-level corpectomy, with each type of procedure chosen according to radiologic characteristics of those patients. Clinical and radiologic parameters of both groups showed various degrees of improvement. However, no statistically significant differences in Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score improvement rate, graft fusion rate, post-operative neck disability index (NDI) or segmental lordosis between the two groups were found. We conclude that both hybrid decompression and two-level corpectomy could obtain satisfying clinical efficacy in the management of three-level CSM for appropriate patients.
