Dr Oitment's Spine Research LaboratoryScarborough Health Network · University of Toronto
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Bladder Dysfunction in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Key finding

Bladder problems affect about half of patients before surgery for cervical spinal cord compression, and while surgery does improve bladder function, the gain is small (about 3.5 points on a 0-100 scale) and the bladder recovers slowest of all affected functions.

Patients should be counselled that bladder symptoms are less likely to fully resolve after neck surgery than problems with walking or hand function.

Shown by Manvir Bhangu

For full results, please refer to the published manuscript or contact the lead author. Manuscript text is not shared here while the work is in review or under journal copyright.