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. 2008 Sep;110(8):810-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.05.007. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

Influence of diabetes mellitus on cervical intervertebral disc herniation

Nikolaos Sakellaridis  1 , Antonios Androulis
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Influence of diabetes mellitus on cervical intervertebral disc herniation

Nikolaos Sakellaridis et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: To establish if patients treated surgically for cervical disc disease have an increased incidence of diabetes mellitus.

Patients and methods: We prospectively studied 66 consecutive patients who were treated surgically for cervical disc disease and compared them with 100 age-matched patients at the same time period who underwent surgery for other reasons.

Results: There was a significantly increased incidence of diabetes mellitus in the first group. This increased incidence was even higher than that in historical controls treated surgically for lumbar disc disease. Short-term postoperative prognosis was good in our patients. We describe the relationship between diabetes mellitus and cervical disc disease.

Conclusion: There is an increased incidence of diabetes among patients undergoing surgery for cervical disc disease.

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