High cord signals on magnetic resonance and other factors predict poor outcomes of cervical spine surgery: A review.

Conclusions: Grade/Types 2-3 HCS on T1, T1 Gd-DTPA, and T2-weighted MR images on preoperative/postoperative MR studies, failure of HCS to regress (multisegmental), cord re-expansion at the site of a prior HCS, and a triangular cord configuration (atrophy) all contributed to poorer outcomes for CSM surgery. PMID: 29416910 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29416910?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - February 10, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research