Table 1.
Data of publications on degenerative cervical spondylolisthesis
| Authors | Year | Patients (n) | Male | Female | Age (years) | Level | Stability | Slippage | Symptoms and signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee et al. [4] | 1986 | 42 | NA | NA | 73 (41–89) | NA | NA | 28 patients (anterior slippage): 5 mm(2–9 mm); 14 patients (posterior slippage): 2.5 mm (2–4 mm) | NA |
| Deburge et al. [5] | 1995 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 71 (65–82) | Total levels: 10; C3/4: 3; C4/5: 6; C7/T1: 1 | Unstable patients: 8 | NA | Neck pain: 8; brachialgia: 1; myelopathy: 2 |
| Boulos et al. [6] | 1996 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 66.8 (55–77) | Total levels: 5; C3/4: 4; C7/T1: 1 | Unstable patients: 2 | 3.8 ± 0.9 mm | Neck pain: 3; myelopathy: 4; upper weakness and numbness: 4 |
| Tani et al. [7] | 2003 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 76 (65–86) | Total levels: 68; C2/3: 5; C3/4: 29; C4/5: 26; C5/6: 8 | NA | 3.1 ± 0.9 mm (2–6 mm) | NA |
| Woiciechowsky et al. [8] | 2004 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 67.6 (50–75) | Total levels: 18; C3/4: 5; C4/5: 5; C5/6: 5; C7/T1:3 | Unstable patients: 5 | 2.9 ± 0.9 mm | Neck pain: 3; myelopathy: 8; myeloradiculopathy: 5 |
| Kawasaki et al. [9] | 2007 | 79 | 33 | 46 | 75 (65–88) | Severe spondylolisthesis: total levels: 27; C3/4: 15; C4/5: 10; C5/6: 1; C7/T1: 1 | Unstable patients: 27 | Severe spondylolisthesis: 4.2 ± 0.7 mm (3.5–6 mm); mild spondylolisthesis: 1.1 ± 0.8 mm (0–1.9 mm) | NA |
| Dean et al. [10] | 2009 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 63 (36–86) | Total levels: 72; C2/3: 4; C3/4: 16; C4/5: 31; C5/6: 10; C6/7: 4; C7/T1: 7 | Unstable levels: 17 | 4.02 ± 1.17 mm (3–7 mm) | Neck or occipital pain: 38; radiculopathy: 18; myelopathy: 28; myeloradiculopathy: 11 |
| Shigematsu et al. [11] | 2010 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 72.4 | Total levels: 22; C2/3: 3; C3/4: 9; C4/5: 9; C5/6: 1 | Unstable patients: 15 | 3.1 ± 0.6 mm | Myelopathy: 15 |
NA not available