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Grip Strength as a Screening Index for Severe Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy in Primary Care: Development of Cutoff Values Using Receiver Operating Curve Analysis

PURPOSE: Early diagnosis of degenerative cervical spondylosis (DCM) is desirable because late treatment can lead to irreversible sequelae. No screening method has yet been established. Grip strength is commonly used in primary care settings to evaluate disease activity and diagnose sarcopenia. This...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Hiroshi, Otani, Koji, Nikaido, Takuya, Watanabe, Kazuyuki, Kato, Kinshi, Handa, Junichi, Yabuki, Shoji, Konno, Shin-Ichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984020
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S336541