J. Ryu

Diverging diagnostic trajectories of degenerative cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy in South Korea: a nationwide time-series analysis of claims data, 2010–2024

Background Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the leading non-traumatic cause of spinal cord dysfunction in adults, and its burden is projected to grow as populations age. Cervical radiculopathy shares the same degenerative substrate but follows a separate diagnostic pathway. Long-term national trends in the two...

Peripheral bone erosion and atlantoaxial instability as factors associated with pannus formation in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional risk stratification study

The osteoporosis care cascade in postmenopausal women with and without cardiovascular disease: a nationally representative cross-sectional study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

The CVD and non-CVD groups did not differ in awareness or treatment rates, suggesting that cardiovascular follow-up does not facilitate osteoporosis detection and Multivariable logistic regression identified predictors of unawareness and non-treatment.