EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY

这项建议的目的是提供基于人口的数据 对神经根型颈椎病的发病率和临床特征的影响。 将通过审查临床记录确定病例 从当地人口的记录联系系统中得出。 将提取人口统计学和临床详细信息， 符合特定诊断标准的将被列举。 通过病历辅以信函进行随访， 如前所述，将提供结果。 发生率 随着时间的推移， 罗切斯特人口以及估计的组成部分 由于颈椎间盘疾病和其他可识别的病变，或 异常 人口统计学和临床特征 抽象和评估将包括涉及的根和边， 感觉和运动功能障碍，年龄，性别，职业，时间 疾病的过程，以及先前的疾病和伤害。 将进行随访，以比较手术 和非手术治疗，以及确定 复发及相关因素。 患者队列 在这项研究中确定的将可用于未来的研究， 预后和风险因素。

The objective of this proposal is to provide population-based data on the incidence and clinical features of cervical radiculopathy. Case ascertainment will be through a review of clinical records derived from the records-linkage system for the local population. Demographic and clinical details will be abstracted and cases meeting specified diagnostic criteria will be enumerated. Follow-up through the medical records supplemented by letters, as indicated, will provide outcome results. The incidence rates over time for cervical radiculopathy will be established for the Rochester population as well as an estimate of the component due to cervical disc disease and other identifiable lesions or abnormalities. Demographic and clinical features to be abstracted and assessed will include the root(s) and side involved, sensory and motor dysfunction, age, sex, occupation, the time course of the disease, and antecedent illnesses and injuries. Follow-up will be carried out to compare outcomes for surgical and nonsurgical care as well as to determine the rate of recurrence and associated factors. The cohort of patients identified in this study will be available for future research on prognostic and risk factors.