Correlation study between clinical special tests for myelopathy and static MRI parameters in patients of Malaysian population treated for cervical dysfunction

• Main Authors: Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Din, Hishamudin, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cureus, Inc. 2021
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93294/7/93294_Correlation%20study%20between%20clinical%20special%20tests%20for%20myelopathy%20and%20static%20MRI%20parameters%20in%20patients%20of%20Malaysian%20population%20treated.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93294/; https://www.cureus.com/articles/73920-correlation-study-between-clinical-special-tests-for-myelopathy-and-static-mri-parameters-in-patients-of-malaysian-population-treated-for-cervical-dysfunction

Introduction: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the imaging modality of choice, but its findings are not completely specific for clinically significant CSM. This cross-sectional study aims to determine...