Assessment of Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Using the 25-Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Hiroki Takeda,
Takehiro Michikawa,
Sota Nagai
et al.
Abstract:Introduction:Locomotive syndrome caused by degenerative musculoskeletal diseases is reported to improve with surgical treatment. However, it is unclear whether surgical treatment is effective for the locomotive syndrome developing in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Thus, this study primarily aimed to longitudinally assess the change in locomotive syndrome stage before and after cervical spinal surgery for patients with DCM using the 25-question geriatric locomotive function scale (GLFS-25… Show more
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