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Biomechanics of the cervical spinal cord and root. Shigekuni TACHIBANA 1 1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kitasato University pp.188-196
Published Date 1993/4/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1431900320
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Biomechanics of the cervical spinal cord and root were reviewed. Pathophysiological aspects of the cord insult has been studied mainly not on the spinal cord itself but on the dynamics of the cervical spine. Recently the author pointed out that the biomechanics of the spinal cord also plays an im-portant role on spinal cord pathology in the several conditions.

In compression myelopathy caused by cervical spondylosis, disc disease or OPLL, dynamics of the cervical spine, especially extension of the neck, plays an important role on exaggeration of the com-pression on the cord. However, pathophysiological analysis of the cord lesions in the compression myelopathy has not been developed sufficiently. For example, long tract signs are usually the main symptom in this condition, though, histological examination can hardly demonstrate degeneration of the white matter but degeneration of the gray matter. In order to resolve such conflictions, the author would like to introduce the concept of neuraplaxia or segmental demyelination which are common findings in entrapment neuropathy of the peripheral nerves. In neurapraxia or segmental demyelination, secondary axonal degeneration is not always necessary and functional recovery would be obtained following to the surgical decompression. Further histological and physiological studies are awaited in this field.


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