EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY

这项提议的目标是提供基于人口的数据 神经根型颈椎病的发病情况及临床特点 将通过审查临床记录来确定病例 来自当地人口的记录联系系统。 人口统计和临床细节将被摘要和案例 符合指定诊断标准的将被列举。 通过信件补充的医疗记录进行跟进， 如上所述，将提供结果结果。发病率 随着时间的推移，神经根型颈椎病将被确立为 罗切斯特人口以及对其组成部分的估计 由于颈椎病和其他可识别的病变或 异常现象。人口学和临床特征 抽象和评估将包括根(S)和涉及的方面， 感觉和运动障碍，年龄，性别，职业，时间 病程，以及既往的疾病和伤害。 将进行随访以比较手术结果 和非手术治疗，以及确定 复发及相关因素。患者的队列 这项研究中确定的将可用于未来的研究 预后和危险因素。

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.