Degenerative cervical spine disease

There is no role for routine screening with cervical radiographs or cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as the frequency of asymptomatic abnormalities in the population is high. Studies show that approximately 80% to 90% of people have disk degeneration on MRI by the age of 50 years.[6]Brinjikji W, Luetmer PH, Comstock B, et al. Systematic literature review of imaging features of spinal degeneration in asymptomatic populations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Apr;36(4):811-6. https://www.ajnr.org/content/36/4/811.long http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25430861?tool=bestpractice.com ​[7]Teraguchi M, Yoshimura N, Hashizume H, et al. Prevalence and distribution of intervertebral disc degeneration over the entire spine in a population-based cohort: the Wakayama Spine Study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Jan;22(1):104-10. https://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-4584(13)01002-9/fulltext http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24239943?tool=bestpractice.com ​