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Cervical Spondylosis

Crystal L Hnatko, DO, CAQSM Reviewed 06/2022
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

  • Cervical spondylosis (CS) is degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the cervical spine. These degenerative changes in the intervertebral disks, vertebrae, facet joints, and ligamentous ...

DIAGNOSIS

HISTORY

  • Often identified as an incidental finding on cervical spine radiographs

  • Onset of symptoms is usually between 40–60 years of age and can be either insidious or acute (after fall or hype...

TREATMENT

GENERAL MEASURES

  • In patients with mild and/or stable symptoms, start with nonoperative treatment and monitor for progression. A variety of modalities are routinely utilized and may offer symp...

ONGOING CARE

FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

Patient Monitoring

Due to the variable nature and unpredictability of progression, there is no true consensus on monitoring. In the setting of DCR or DCM, reexamin...

REFERENCES

1
Theodore N. Degenerative Cervical Spondylosis. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(2):159–168.
2
Kelly JC, Groarke PJ, Butler JS, Poynton AR, O'Byrne JM. The natural history and clinical syndromes of deg...

ADDITIONAL READING

SEE ALSO

  • Childress MA, Becker, BA. Nonoperative management of cervical radiculopathy. Am Fam Phys. 2016;93(9):746–754.

  • Chou R, Cô...

CODES

ICD10

  • M47.812 Spondylosis w/o myelopathy or radiculopathy, cervical region

  • M47.12 Other spondylosis with myelopathy, cervical region

  • M47.892 Other spondylosis, cervical region

  • M47.22 Other spondylos...

CLINICAL PEARLS

  • Degenerative cervical spondylosis results in a variety of presentations: asymptomatic, axial pain, radiculopathy, myelopathy, or overlapping features

  • Many patients who are asymptomatic ...

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