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Is the Neck Disability Index an Appropriate Measure for Changes in Physical Function After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy?

DHRUV K.C. GOYAL, HAMADI A. MURPHY, DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN, SRIKANTH N. DIVI, KRISTEN NICHOLSON, CHRISTIE STAWICKI, I. DAVID KAYE, GREGORY D. SCHROEDER, BARRETT I. WOODS, MARK F. KURD, JEFFREY A. RIHN, D. GREG ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER, ALAN S. HILIBRAND, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO and KRISTEN E. RADCLIFF
International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2020, 14 (1) 53-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7007
DHRUV K.C. GOYAL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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HAMADI A. MURPHY
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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SRIKANTH N. DIVI
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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KRISTEN NICHOLSON
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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CHRISTIE STAWICKI
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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I. DAVID KAYE
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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GREGORY D. SCHROEDER
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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BARRETT I. WOODS
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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MARK F. KURD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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JEFFREY A. RIHN
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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D. GREG ANDERSON
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER
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ALAN S. HILIBRAND
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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ALEXANDER R. VACCARO
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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KRISTEN E. RADCLIFF
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vol. 14 no. 1 53-58
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/7007
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32128303

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2211-4599
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  • Published online February 28, 2020.

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  1. DHRUV K.C. GOYAL, MD,
  2. HAMADI A. MURPHY, MD, MS,
  3. DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN, MD,
  4. SRIKANTH N. DIVI, MD,
  5. KRISTEN NICHOLSON, PhD,
  6. CHRISTIE STAWICKI, BA,
  7. I. DAVID KAYE, MD,
  8. GREGORY D. SCHROEDER, MD,
  9. BARRETT I. WOODS, MD,
  10. MARK F. KURD, MD,
  11. JEFFREY A. RIHN, MD,
  12. D. GREG ANDERSON, MD,
  13. CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER, MD, MBA,
  14. ALAN S. HILIBRAND, MD,
  15. ALEXANDER R. VACCARO, MD, PhD, MBA and
  16. KRISTEN E. RADCLIFF, MD
  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Dhruv K.C. Goyal, BA, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, 125 South 9th St, Ste 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Phone: (937) 830-7110; Email: dhruvkcgoyal{at}gmail.com.
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DHRUV K.C. GOYAL, HAMADI A. MURPHY, DOUGLAS A. HOLLERN, SRIKANTH N. DIVI, KRISTEN NICHOLSON, CHRISTIE STAWICKI, I. DAVID KAYE, GREGORY D. SCHROEDER, BARRETT I. WOODS, MARK F. KURD, JEFFREY A. RIHN, D. GREG ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER K. KEPLER, ALAN S. HILIBRAND, ALEXANDER R. VACCARO, KRISTEN E. RADCLIFF
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