Prevalence of cervical cord compression and its association with physical performance in a population-based cohort in Japan: the Wakayama Spine Study

Spine
K NagataM Yoshida

Abstract

A population-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the cervical spine. This study was undertaken in order to investigate the prevalence of cervical cord compression (CCC) and to examine the association between CCC and physical performance measures in a population-based cohort established in Japan. Population-based cohort studies of the prevalence of CCC, although essential for clarification of the prevalence of slowly progressive disease and specification of the time of incidence of CCC, are not available. This cross-sectional study was performed as a part of the Research on Osteoarthritis/osteoporosis Against Disability study, a large-scale population-based cohort study in Japan. From 1011 inhabitants who underwent MRI examinations, images of the cervical spine of 977 subjects (324 men and 653 women, mean age of 66.4 yr) were evaluated. CCC was assessed by sagittal T2-weighted MRI and was defined as spinal cord compression. The prevalence of CCC and its association with myelopathic signs (hyper-reflexia of the patellar tendon and Hoffmann and Babinski reflexes) were examined. In addition, physical performance measures (grip and release test, grip strength, 6-m walking time, step length, chair-stand time, and one-leg ...Continue Reading

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Apr 9, 2014·The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society·Keiji NagataMunehito Yoshida
Nov 30, 2014·The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society·Masatoshi TeraguchiMunehito Yoshida
Apr 26, 2013·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Hieronymus D Boogaarts, Ronald H M A Bartels
Nov 29, 2017·Journal of Neurotrauma·Ammar H HawasliWilson Z Ray
Feb 8, 2019·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Keiji NagataMunehito Yoshida
Apr 5, 2017·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Keiji NagataMunehito Yoshida
Nov 10, 2020·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Gentaro KumagaiYasuyuki Ishibashi
Apr 20, 2019·Journal of Orthopaedic Science : Official Journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association·Kanichiro WadaYasuyuki Ishibashi
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