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What is "cervical spondylosis without myelopathy"?

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As below: When spondylosis does not affect spinal cord or the root spinal nerves.

Answered 2/18/2016

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Just degeneration: Just that there are degenerative changes within the spine that could even narrow the spinal canal but the spinal cord is not affected even if there is some compression demonstrated on inaging studies yet based on an otherwise normal clinical exam and no symptoms of myelopathy.

Answered 8/25/2012

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