TY - GEN AU - Nouri,Aria AU - Tessitore,Enrico AU - Kotter,Mark R. AU - Cheng,Joseph AU - Nouri,Aria AU - Tessitore,Enrico AU - Kotter,Mark R. AU - Cheng,Joseph TI - Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine SN - books978-3-03943-305-6 PY - 2020/// CY - Basel, Switzerland PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Medicine KW - bicssc KW - EQ-5D KW - PROMIS KW - spine KW - transformation KW - quality of life KW - patient outcomes KW - validation KW - degenerative cervical myelopathy KW - elderly KW - old age KW - outcomes KW - complications KW - mJOA KW - SF-36 KW - cervical canal stenosis KW - cervical spine surgery KW - higher-aged patients KW - neurological outcome KW - mJOA Score KW - MCID KW - genetics KW - single nucleotide polymorphism KW - ossification posterior longitudinal ligament KW - severity KW - surgery KW - focus issue KW - update KW - cervical spondylotic myelopathy KW - compressive myelopathy KW - cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) KW - prospective KW - multicenter KW - anterior KW - posterior KW - cervical alignment KW - kyphosis KW - spinopelvic parameter KW - laminoplasty KW - myelopathy KW - physical impairment KW - gait KW - locomotion KW - gait assessment KW - enhanced gait variability index KW - degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) KW - surgical outcome KW - MRI KW - DTI KW - FA KW - ADC KW - signal changes spinal canal KW - neurophysiology KW - SSEP KW - MEP KW - cervical myelopathy KW - spinal cord compression KW - rheumatoid arthritis (RA) KW - cranial settling (CS) KW - atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS) KW - atlantoaxial instability (AAI) KW - diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) KW - fractional anisotropy (FA) KW - cervical MRI KW - myelopathy hand KW - snake-eye KW - owl sign KW - Hirayama disease KW - introduction KW - spinal cord injury KW - spondylosis N1 - Open Access N2 - This Special Issue contains articles discussing various topics surrounding degenerative cervical myelopathy. The Issue begins with an editorial summarizing the various articles, and is followed by an introductory narrative review focusing on past perspectives, present developments, and future directions. The remaining 11 articles involve a variety of topics, ranging from genetic factors to clinical assessments, imaging, sagittal balance, surgical treatment, and outcome prediction UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3028 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69245 ER -