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Oct 2026
Symptom duration and postoperative outcomes in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Surgical decompression is regarded as standard treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). However, the timing of surgery remains a critical yet unresolved issue in clinical practice. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of symptom duration on surgical outcomes and determine...
Michał Szymoniuk, W. Czyżewski, Marek Kochański et al.
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