Table 1.
Phase 2 search results categorization guided by the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision.
| Category and subcategory | Values, n (%) | |
| DCMa | ||
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Systematic review or meta-analysis | 97 (18.16) |
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Nonsystematic review or non–meta-analysis | 79 (14.79) |
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Subtotal | 176 (32.96) |
| Non-DCM, spinal | ||
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Spinal cord injury | 75 (14.04) |
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Spinal neoplasms | 44 (8.24) |
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Infectious diseases of the spine and CNSb | 18 (3.37) |
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Other spinal level (thoracic, lumbar, or sacral) | 18 (3.37) |
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Miscellaneousc | 17 (3.18) |
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Vascular pathologies | 14 (2.62) |
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Surgical techniques and complications (non-DCM) | 13 (2.43) |
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Traumatic spondylopathy | 9 (1.69) |
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Congenital spinal diseases | 8 (1.50) |
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Inflammatory and demyelinating diseases of the CNS | 8 (1.50) |
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Cervical disc disorders | 7 (1.31) |
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Radiology of the spine and spinal cord (non-DCM) | 7 (1.31) |
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Neurodegenerative disease of the CNS | 7 (1.31) |
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Inflammatory spondylo-arthopathies | 7 (1.31) |
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Cerebrospinal fluid disorders (leaks and syringomyelia) | 5 (0.94) |
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Deforming dorsopathies | 5 (0.94) |
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Metabolic diseases with spinal sequelae | 4 (0.75) |
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Cervical radiculopathy | 2 (0.37) |
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Subtotal | 268 (50.19) |
| Non-DCM, nonspinal | ||
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Diseases of the nervous system, cerebral | 14 (2.62) |
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 9 (1.69) |
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Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 9 (1.69) |
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Miscellaneous | 8 (1.50) |
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Diseases of the ear, nose, upper respiratory tract, and head and neck | 7 (1.31) |
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Disorders of the female genital tract | 6 (1.12) |
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Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 6 (1.12) |
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Disorders of the urological tract and male genital tract | 6 (1.12) |
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Pain | 5 (0.94) |
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Diseases of the circulatory system | 4 (0.75) |
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Mental and behavioral disorders | 4 (0.75) |
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Infectious and parasitic diseases | 2 (0.37) |
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Diseases of the digestive system | 1 (0.19) |
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Diseases of the lower respiratory tract | 1 (0.19) |
|
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Subtotal | 84 (15.36) |
| Nonhuman | ||
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Feline and Canine | 6 (0.94) |
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Equine | 2 (0.37) |
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Subtotal | 8 (1.50) |
| Grand total | 534 (100) | |
aDCM: degenerative cervical myelopathy.
bCNS: central nervous system.
cMiscellaneous: not specified in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (rare genetic disorders, rare immunological disorders, and rare extrapyramidal disorders) and/or not fitting into the above categories.