Prediction of postural imbalance improvement after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy
The authors' study identified significant improvement in postural balance at 6 and 12 months after decompressive surgery for DCM, particularly in patients with more profound initial imbalance. Baseline postural balance and neck pain both significantly predicted the degree of functional lower extremity recovery, indicating their potential relevance as prognosticating measures.
Authors
- Ajit M.W. Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-7147)
- Amy J. Minnema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-058X)
- Harshit Arora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0329-6903)
- Arghavan Farzadi
- Jared T. Wilcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-7571)
- H. Francis Farhadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-8512)
- Hassan Darabi
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.5.spine2541
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.67