disc replacement

Cervical Radiculopathy

Definition

 

Clinical diagnosis

- based on a sclerotomal distribution of motor &/or sensory symptoms or signs

 

Caused by impingement of exiting nerve roots

- HNP

- zygo-apophyseal / facet joint hypertrophy

- neuro-central joint hypertrophy

 

May be acute or chronic

 

Epidemiology

 

M>F

 

Peak age 50-54

 

C7 > C6

 

Cervical Spondylosis

Definitions

 

Cervical spondylosis

- chronic disc degeneration & associated facet arthropathy

 

Cervical myelopathy

- spinal cord dysfunction

- secondary to extrinsic compression of cord or its vascular supply

 

Cervical radiculopathy

- sclerotomal distribution of motor &/or sensory symptoms or signs

- due to compression of nerve root