著者

角田 圭司 森川 実 永田 泉

出版者

日本脊髄外科学会

雑誌

脊髄外科 (ISSN:09146024)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.23, no.1, pp.24-28, 2009 (Released:2017-05-11)

参考文献数

9

被引用文献数

2 2

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The purpose of this study is to elucidate the characteristics of C3-4 level cervical spondylotic myelopathy. This study included 11 patients, 9 men and 2 women. Mean age at admission was 75.4 years. Clinically, all of the patients had clumsy hands and gait disturbance. There was also wooziness in 7 cases. This unusual symptom may contribute to late diagnosis. Radiologically, hypermobility at the C3-4 segment compensating for decreased mobility at lower segments may induce hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum and disc bulging. This may be related to the occurrence of C3-4 level myelopathy.