We Choose to Call it 'Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy': Findings of AO Spine RECODE-DCM, an International and Multi-Stakeholder Partnership to Agree a Standard Unifying Term and Definition for a Disease.
Benjamin Marshall DaviesDanyal Z KhanKara BarzangiAhmad AliOliver Daniel MowforthJoseph S ChengJames S HarropBizhan AarabiVafa Rahimi-MovagharShekar N KurpadJames D GuestLindsay TetreaultBrian K KwonTimothy F BoergerRicardo Rodrigues-PintoJulio Cesar FurlanRobert ChenCarl Moritz ZipserArmin CurtJames MilliganSukhivinder Kalsi-RaynEllen SarewitzIwan SadlerShirley WiddopMichael G FehlingsMark R N KotterPublished in: Global spine journal (2022)
A consistent term and definition can support education and research initiatives. This was selected using a structured and iterative methodology, which may serve as an exemplar for others in the future.