Does Early Surgical Treatment in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Have a Favorable Clinical Outcome and Impact on Quality of Life?

J Clin Med · 2026 · PMC13302026 · PMID 42356012

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Age and the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) approach showed positive trends but did not reach statistical significance.

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a strong trendno p-value reported

Similarly, ACDF showed a strong trend toward complete recovery, although not statistically significant.

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