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...