Cervical Muscle Composition in Degenerative Dropped Head Syndrome
This study is the first to quantify FI in the cervical muscles of DHS patients without neurodegenerative/neuromuscular disease. DHS patients showed significant muscular decompensation, with pronounced atrophy in both extensor and anterior muscles compared with ACDF groups. Further studies are needed to explore these relationships and evaluate muscle in DHS with neurodegenerative conditions.
Authors
- Artine Arzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-5256)
- Andrew A. Sama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-7287)
- Angela Rosenbohm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9700-0338)
- Oliver Dobrindt
- Timo Zippelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-268X)
- Erika Chiapparelli
- Thomas Caffard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-2089)
- Lukas Schönnagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0743-8860)
- Marco D. Burkhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-1952)
- Ali E. Guven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7663-9043)
- Jennifer Shue
- Frank P. Cammisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-977X)
- Alexander P. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-9672)
- Jan Kassubek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-9270)
- Bruno Verna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2823-6724)
- Federico P. Girardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-807X)
- Ranqing Lan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2618-0703)
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005424
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00