Table 4.
Patients with cervical myelopathy | Healthy volunteers | |||||
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Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
n | 164 | 86 | 250 | 96 | 120 | 216 |
Age (years) | ||||||
202–29 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 48 | |
30–39 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 40 |
40–49 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
50–59 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
60–69 | 55 | 20 | 75 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
70–79 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
80–89 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
90 or more | 1 | 1 | ||||
Disorders of the cervical spine | ||||||
Disc herniation | 33 | |||||
Spondylosis | 146 | |||||
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament | 59 | |||||
Calcification of the ligament fiavum | 2 | |||||
Spinal cord tumor | 7 | |||||
Combined | 3 | |||||
Other orthopedic disorders Yes | ||||||
Yes | 17 | 3 | ||||
No | 233 | 213 |