Cervical Spondylosis
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Cervical Spondylosis Complications
Complications of cervical spondylosis include:
Chronic
neck pain
Occupational disability
Bladder incontinence
Muscle weakness
:
Arm weakness (bilateral)
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Numbness
:
Arm numbness (both arms)
Arm numbness (one arm)
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Cervical Spondylosis Underlying Cause
Related Conditions
Ankylosing spondylitis
Cervical disk disease
Herniated disk
Spinal stenosis
Arm numbness (bilateral)
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Arm weakness (bilateral)
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Neck pain
Neck stiffness
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Last Updated: Mar 14, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Cervical Spondylosis References:
Jacobs WC, Anderson PG, Limbeek J, Willems PC, Pavlov P. Single or double-level anterior interbody fusion techniques for cervical degenerative disc disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004 Oct 18;(4):CD004958.
McCormick WE, Steinmetz MP, Benzel EC. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: make the difficult diagnosis, then refer for surgery. Cleve Clin J Med. 2003 Oct;70(10):899-904.
Roh JS, Teng AL, Yoo JU, Davis J, Furey C, Bohlman HH. Degenerative disorders of the lumbar and cervical spine. Orthop Clin North Am. 2005 Jul;36(3):255-62.
