Table 1 in – and exclusioncriteria
Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|
60 years or older | Previous cervical surgery for myelopathic signs and symptoms |
Cervical myelopathic symptoms and or signs at neurologic examination | Solely radiculopathy, or most important complaint |
Stenosis of cervical spinal canal at MRI | Unable to undergo MRI |
Lordotic shape at lateral cervical plain radiograph, or at lateral cervical radiograph in extension | Life expectancy less than 2 years |
Informed consent | Other diseases interfering with neurologic symptoms and signs, for example spinal cord glioma, thoracic herniated disc with spinal cord compression, multiple sclerosis etc. |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Trauma to the neck in history | |
Diseases interfering with rehabilitation, for example severe cardiac congestive disease. | |
Participation in another study |