Cervical Myelopathy Patient Characteristics

Of the 25 participants studied, 15 were female patients (60%). The mean age of the participants was 56.8 ± 6.1 years and their mean BMI was 23.2 ± 2.6 kg/m². Four patients (16%) were smokers, and one patient (4%) had diabetes mellitus. Fourteen patients (56%) presented with radiculopathy symptoms, 10 patients (40%) with medullary symptoms, and one patient (4%) with combined symptoms. The most common operative segment was C4-C7 in 14 patients (56%), followed by C3-C6 in 11 patients (44%). Segmental instability was found in 18 patients (72%), and 28 segments (37%) out of 75 segments exist dynamic instability. The preoperative ASA classification was class I in four patients (16%), class II in 18 patients (72%), and class III in three patients (12%). The mean duration of follow-up was 25.6 ± 7.8 months (Table 1).