Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common progressive spinal cord disorder in patients more than 55 years old. This disease is also the most common cause of acquired spasticity in later life and may lead to progressive spasticity and neurologic decline. This article explores some of the controversies about CSM and reviews pertinent articles, specifically prospective and randomized clinical trials when possible, to obtain the cleanest and least biased data. The 4 current controversial topics that surround CSM are: (1) natural history of mild CSM; (2) surgical approach: anterior versus posterior; (3) laminoplasty or laminectomy; and (4) cervical arthroplasty for CSM.
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Univ Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USAUniv Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
Lawrence, Brandon D.
Jacobs, W. Bradley
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Univ Calgary, Dept Clin Neurosci, Foothills Med Ctr, Calgary Spine Program, Calgary, AB, CanadaUniv Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
Jacobs, W. Bradley
Norvell, Daniel C.
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Spectrum Res Inc, Tacoma, WA USAUniv Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
Norvell, Daniel C.
Hermsmeyer, Jeffrey T.
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Spectrum Res Inc, Tacoma, WA USAUniv Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
Hermsmeyer, Jeffrey T.
Chapman, Jens R.
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Univ Washington, Harborview Med Ctr, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Seattle, WA 98104 USAUniv Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
Chapman, Jens R.
Brodke, Darrel S.
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Univ Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USAUniv Utah, Dept Orthopaed, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Mummaneni, Praveen V.
Kaiser, Michael G.
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Columbia Univ, Dept Neurol Surg, Neurol Inst, New York, NY USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Kaiser, Michael G.
Matz, Paul G.
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Univ Alabama, Div Neurol Surg, Birmingham, AL USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Matz, Paul G.
Anderson, Paul A.
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Univ Wisconsin, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Madison, WI USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Anderson, Paul A.
Groff, Michael W.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, Boston, MA USA
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, MA 02215 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Groff, Michael W.
Heary, Robert F.
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Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, New Jersey Med Sch, Dept Neurosurg, Newark, NJ 07103 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Heary, Robert F.
Holly, Langston T.
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Div Neurosurg, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Holly, Langston T.
Ryken, Timothy C.
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Univ Iowa Hosp & Clin, Dept Neurosurg, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Ryken, Timothy C.
Choudhri, Tanvir F.
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Mt Sinai Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, New York, NY USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Choudhri, Tanvir F.
Vresilovic, Edward J.
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Penn State Coll Med, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Milton S Hershey Med Ctr, Hershey, PA USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Vresilovic, Edward J.
Resnick, Daniel K.
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Univ Wisconsin, Dept Neurol Surg, Madison, WI USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurosurg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA