This illustration depicts a sagittal cross-section of the multiple anatomical changes that may present in the cervical spine of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy, such as ligament thickening, increased vertebral body length, osteophytes, shortened vertebral body height, bulging discs, bone reshaping, vertebral instability, ossification, and spinal cord injury.
Keywords: Color, Editorial, Education, Patient Education, Research, Anatomy, Neuroscience, Orthopaedics, Injuries
© Diana Kryski