De novo C5 palsy in the absence of prior surgery: a retrospective study of surgical management and outcomes in the United States
This study is the first to report outcomes of surgical management for spontaneous, de novo C5 motor palsies. Following surgical intervention, patients experienced favorable recovery of deltoid and bicep motor strength. Both anterior and posterior approaches resulted in successful motor recovery when appropriately selected based on preoperative imaging and surgical planning.
Authors
- Douglas S. Weinberg
- John M. Rhee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-3590)
- Dale N. Segal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-7715)
- Eli C. Garrard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-0630)
- Corey C. Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-7334)
- Wesley J. Manz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8308-9810)
- Sameer R. Khawaja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-9105)
- Zach Grabel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-0264)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Emory University Hospital (US)
- Florida SouthWestern State College (US)
- Palm Beach Neurology (US)
- Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2024.0226
- Primary Topic
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00