Clinical outcome measures and their evidence base in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review to inform a core measurement set (AO Spine RECODE-DCM).
Alvaro Yanez TouzetAniqah BhattiEsmee DohleFaheem I BhattiKeng Siang LeeJulio C FurlanMichael G FehlingsJames S HarropCarl Moritz ZipserRicardo Rodrigues-PintoJames MilliganEllen SarewitzArmin CurtVafa Rahimi-MovagharBizhan AarabiTimothy F BoergerLindsay TetreaultRobert ChenJames D GuestSukhvinder Kalsi-RyanAngus G K McNairMark KotterBenjamin Daviesnull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
This review aggregates studies evaluating outcome measures used to assess patients with DCM. Overall, there is a need for a set of agreed tools to measure outcomes in DCM. These findings will be used to inform the development of a core measurement set as part of AO Spine RECODE-DCM.