10.1371/journal.pone.0157263.g002
Benjamin M. Davies
Benjamin M.
Davies
Maire McHugh
Maire
McHugh
Ali Elgheriani
Ali
Elgheriani
Angelos G. Kolias
Angelos
G. Kolias
Lindsay A. Tetreault
Lindsay A.
Tetreault
Peter J. A. Hutchinson
Peter
J. A. Hutchinson
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael
G. Fehlings
Mark R. N. Kotter
Mark R. N.
Kotter
Trends in published research.
Public Library of Science
2016
DCM
PROSPERO
MEDLINE
CRD
healthcare research
Reported Outcome Measures
EMBASE databases
future research synthesis
PRISMA guidelines
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Reported outcome themes
Results 108 studies
trial outcomes limits
Systematic Review Objective Degenerative
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<p>Stacked line graph of year of publication of identified studies. Retrospective studies are in blue, prospective studies in red and the number of RCTs indicated by the black line. [Pro: Prospective, Retro: Retrospective, RCT: Randomised Controlled Trial]. The number of publications has increased over time, including those deemed of higher quality (prospective and randomised).</p>