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New spinal cord disease study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Hong Kong

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 16th, 2008

"Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a common clinical problem. No study has examined the pattern of neurological recovery after surgical decompression," scientists in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report.

"We conducted a prospective study on the pattern of neurological recovery after surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Patients suffering from cervical spondylotic myelopathy and requiring surgical decompression from January 1995 to December 2000 were prospectively included. Upper limbs, lower limbs and sphincter functions were assessed using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score. Assessment was done before the...

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