Table 1.

Summary table of responses to degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) questions. For a more detailed explanation of questions asked, see Multimedia Appendix 1 (N=547).

Number of patients encountered per year	Diagnosed DCM, but not undergone surgical treatment, n (%)	Diagnosed DCM who have undergone surgical treatment, n (%)	Undiagnosed DCM, n (%)
0	227 (41.5)	291 (53.1)	170 (31.1)
1-5	267 (48.8)	242 (44.2)	306 (55.9)
6-10	36 (6.6)	10 (1.8)	47 (8.6)
11-15	14 (2.6)	3 (0.5)	16 (2.9)
16+	3 (0.5)	1 (0.2)	8 (1.5)