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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 |
