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Prevalence of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A door-to-door survey in a Sicilian municipality
Francesco PattiFrancesco GrigolettoLetterio MorganteGiuseppe SalemiArturo ReggioFrancesca MeneghiniR. Di PerriPaolo RagoneseM E Di BenedettoGiovanni Savettierisubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentEpidemiologyCross-sectional studyPopulationTotal populationSpinal OsteophytosisRisk FactorsEpidemiologyPrevalencemedicineHumansMass ScreeningeducationChildSicilyMass screeningAgedAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyNeuroscience (all)business.industryIncidence (epidemiology)IncidenceNerve Compression SyndromesInfantGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.anatomical_structureCross-Sectional StudiesNeurologyChild PreschoolCervical spondylotic radiculopathyPhysical therapyCervical VertebraePrevalence studiesSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessSpinal Nerve RootsDemographyCervical vertebraedescription
Introduction - Because of the limited information on cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, we conducted a door-to-door two-phase survey in a Sicilian municipality. Material and methods - We first screened for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy among the inhabitants of the municipality : (N= 7653, as of the prevalence day, November 1, 1987). Study neurologists then investigated those subjects suspected to have had a cervical spondylotic radiculopathy. Diagnoses were based on specified criteria. Results - We found 27 subjects affected by CSR (17 definite, 10 possible). Prevalence (cases per 1000 population) was 3.5 in the total population ; it increased to a peak at age 50-59 years and decreased thereafter. The age-specific prevalence was consistently higher in women. Conclusions - Comparison with other prevalence studies shows similar age-specific patterns, but different magnitudes, which may partly reflect methodologic differences across studies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-01 |