Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2015
Predictors of Motor Weakness and Delayed Recovery in Cervical Disk Herniation.
Retrospective study. ⋯ Decreased disk height, percentage of HNP in the spinal canal, or presence of signal intensity change in the spinal cord seem to be the important risk factors for motor weakness in patients with cervical disk herniation. Moreover, the presence of signal intensity change in the spinal cord seems to be an important risk factor for delayed recovery.