Zervikale Myelopathie: Wann operieren?
N.N. · Die Wirbelsäule · 2017 · Heft 01 · S. 53-58
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Zusammenfassung
Abstract Today, there is still a debate about the ideal timing of surgical intervention if cervical spondylotic myelopathy is diagnosed. This is even more pronounced in patients presenting with only mild symptoms: is it beneficial to operate as early as possible or is late surgery better especially with respect to complications that may occur and affect the patients quality of life. Within this article, we try to illuminate, which patients could be candidates for late surgery. Today, it seems to be acceptable, to operate late on patients harboring a mild grade stenosis combined with mild clinical symptoms and no…