Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Image research has been less reported about asymptomatic spondylotic cervical cord compression.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical characteristics and treatment method of asymptomatic spondylotic cervical cord compression.
METHODS: Articles were retrieved from PubMed, Wanfang database, and VIP database with the key words of “asymptomatic spondylotic cervical cord compression” in both English and Chinese between January 1987 and January 2009. Clinical references related to asymptomatic spondylotic cervical cord compression were included, but duplicated research and untypical reports were excluded. A total of 36 articles were included in the final analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: MRI demonstrated that patients who did not have symptoms and signs of cervical spondylotic myelopathy were diagnosed as asymptomatic compression. Standard criteria should be set to exactly determine clinical diagnosis and evaluate therapeutic effect; thereby the best treatment method is chosen to improve therapeutic effect and stability. Animal experiment demonstrated that tissue-engineered allogeneic freeze-drying radiation bone satisfactorily introduced vertebral plate regeneration, prevented complication following intact vertebral plate resection.