Myelograms of Cervical Cord Injuries Without Damage to the Vertebral Column

Abstract

1. Myelograms of the cervical cord injuries without damage to the vertebral column were analyzed and classified into five types due to the degree and the characteristics of its defect.
2. Relationship between myelograms and neurological types, and also factors causing cord lesions, i, e. disc rupture and protrusion, posterior spur, ossification of the longitudinal ligament and stenosis of the cervical canal, was discussed.
3. Cervical myelogram differs from the size of osteochondrotic rige and infolded ligamentum flavum, and the width of the cervical canal.
4. Cervical myelogram reflects and reveals the circumstances of the cord involved, therefore, cervical myelography is a useful procesure to diagnose the levels involved and decide to treat the case of cord injury without findings on the plain x-ray film either conservatively or operatively.