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Current Trends in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

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Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics | Vol 7 | Issue 1 |  Jan-Jun 2022 | page: 9-19 | Nandan Marathe, Shivakumar Bali, Rudra Prabhu, Harsh Agarwal, Atif Naseem, Akash Shakya, Ayush Sharma

DOI:10.13107/jcorth.2022.v07i01.459

Author: Nandan Marathe [1], Shivakumar Bali [2], Rudra Prabhu [3], Harsh Agarwal [4], Atif Naseem [4], Akash Shakya [4], Ayush Sharma [4]

[1] Department of Orthopaedics, Consultant Spine Surgeon, Chaitanya Spine Clinic, India

[2] Department of Orthopaedics, ASSI Spine Fellow, Stavya Spine Hospital and Research Institute, India

[3] Department of Orthopaedics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, India

[4] Department of Orthopaedic and Spine surgery Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Central Railway Hospital, India

 

Address of Correspondence
Dr. Ayush Sharma- D. Ortho, DNB, MS, Dip SICOT,
Department of Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Central Railway Hospital, Pune, India.
E-mail: drayush@gmail.com

Abstract

Advances in patient selection, surgical techniques, and postoperative care have facilitated spine surgeons to manage complex spine cases with shorter operative times, reduced hospital stay and improved outcomes. We focus this article on a few areas which have shown maximum developments in management of degenerative cervical myelopathy and also throw a glimpse into the future ahead. Imaging modalities, surgical decision making, robotics and neuro-navigation, minimally invasive spinal surgery, motion preservation, use of biologics are few of them. Through this review article, we hope to provide the readers with an insight into the present state of art in cervical myelopathy and what the future has in store for us.

Keywords: Cervical myelopathy, DTI, ADR, hybrid, laminoplasty, JOA

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How to Cite this article: Marathe N, Bali S, Prabhu R, Agarwal H, Naseem A, Shakya A, Sharma A. Current Trends in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics Jan-Jun 2022;7(1):9-19.

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