Cervical Radiculopathy: Diagnosis and Nonoperative Management

Autor:	Smith, Marc J. Levine, Todd J. Albert
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Normal anatomy business.industry Diagnostic evaluation medicine.disease Surgery Nonoperative treatment Cervical radiculopathy Dermatomal Cervical Nerve medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Nonoperative management business Herniated disk
Zdroj:	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 4:305-316
ISSN:	1067-151X
DOI:	10.5435/00124635-199611000-00003
Popis:	Cervical radiculopathy presents as pain in a dermatomal distribution. This frequently represents compression of an exiting cervical nerve root by either a herniated disk or a degenerative cervical spondylotic change. Most patients will improve with nonoperative treatment, and a small percentage will require further diagnostic evaluation and ultimately surgical intervention. An understanding of the normal anatomy and the pathologic changes in cervical radiculopathy will improve the understanding of diagnosis and decision making regarding nonoperative interventions. An algorithmic approach for decision making and a review of nonoperative management are presented.
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