Cervical Myelopathy, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Dr. Fehlings is the Vice Chair Research for the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto and Head of the Spinal Program at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. Dr. Fehlings is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, holds the Gerry and Tootsie Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, is a Scientist at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine and a McLaughlin Scholar in Molecular Medicine. He is currently Co-Director of the University of Toronto Spine Program and combines an active clinical practice in complex spinal surgery with a translationally oriented research program focused on discovering novel treatments to improve functional outcomes following spinal cord injury.

• Neurosurgery Clinics of North AmericaCervical Myelopathy Preface: Current Knowledge in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Epidemiology and Overview of the Clinical Spectrum of Degenerative CervicalMyelopathyPathobiology of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy The Natural History of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Imaging Evaluation of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Current State of the Artand Future DirectionsPathophysiology of Calcification and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in the Cervical Spine Radiologic Evaluation of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament with Dural OssificationOssification of the Ligaments in the Cervical Spine, Including Ossification of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament, Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament, and Ossification of the Ligamentum FlavumImportance of Sagittal Alignment of the Cervical Spine in the Management ofDegenerative Cervical Myelopathy Anterior Cervical Option to Manage Degenerative Cervical MyelopathyLaminectomy with or Without Fusion to Manage Degenerative Cervical MyelopathyHistory and Evolution of LaminoplastySignificant Predictors of Outcome Following Surgery for the Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review of the LiteratureNeurologic Complications in Managing Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Management Options of Management of the Patient with Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Management of the Patient with Cervical Cord Compression but no Evidence ofMyelopathy: What Should We do?Clinical Characteristics and Management of C3-4 Degenerative Cervical MyelopathyIntraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring for Degenerative Cervical MyelopathyHealth Economics and the Management of Degenerative Cervical MyelopathyManaging the Complex Patient with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: How to Handle the Aging Spine, the Obese Patient, and Individuals with Medical ComorbiditiesFuture Directions and New Technologies for the Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy