Upper Extremity Sensation After Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy, Does it Change? An Observational Study from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN)
Sensory improvement after surgical decompression for DCM is common and independently associated with meaningful HRQoL gains. Patients with more severe baseline motor deficits are more likely to improve. These findings highlight the prognostic value of baseline function and support incorporating sensory outcomes into preoperative counseling.
Authors
- Sean Christie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3540-6022)
- Jérôme Paquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-2428)
- Philippe Phan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0270-6210)
- Yoga Raja Rampersaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2521-5900)
- Jennifer Urquhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-814X)
- Michael H. Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-8165)
- Alex Soroceanu
- Vishwathsen Karthikeyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1340-4744)
- Jefferson R. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-0305)
- David W. Cadotte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2581-5903)
- Nathan Evaniew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-5224)
- Husain Shakil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-6811)
- Armaan Kush Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1759-7160)
- Supriya Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8063-3040)
- Andrew Glennie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7548-1334)
- Wang Zhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-7641)
- Chris Small
- Nicolas Dea
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Foothills Medical Centre (CA)
- Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Krembil Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005507
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00