Altered Ground Reaction Forces in Adult Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Compared to Controls

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Degenerative changes in the cervical spine may result in cervical stenosis and spinal cord compression, which can become clinically symptomatic as cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Though cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) can follow various courses, patients commonly exhibit a slow, progressive stepwise decline in their neurological function. The most common manifestation of CSM is gait disturbance. During the human gait cycle, the magnitude and direction of the force each foot imparts on the ground (measured as the ground reaction force [GRF]) varies in a controlled fashion to propel the body's center of mass forward.

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