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The clinical course, type of spinal cord compression, abnormal signal intensity on high-resolution MR imaging, and postdecompression improvement in muscle power were reviewed at a mean follow-up of 2.6 years (range 0.8\u20139.4 years).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nThe most commonly affected vertebrae were C4\u20135 and C5\u20136, and C5\u20136 and C6\u20137 in patients with proximal or distal muscle atrophy, respectively; the respective numbers of affected vertebrae were 1.5 and 2.2. Transaxial MR imaging showed medial compression of the spinal cord in 20 patients (in 12 with proximal and 8 with distal muscle atrophy), paramedial compression in 22 (17 and 5 patients, respectively), and foraminal compression in 9 (8 and 1 patient, respectively). Increased signal intensity on MR imaging was observed in 85.0, 22.7, and 11.1% of cases of medial, paramedial, and foraminal compression, respectively. Increased signal intensity at the affected muscle segment level was observed in 52.9, 40.0, and 0% of cases, respectively. Sixty-two percent of patients with proximal muscle atrophy gained 1 or more grades of muscle power on manual muscle testing (MMT), whereas 64.3% with distal muscle atrophy failed to gain even 1 grade of improvement. The recovery of muscle power correlated with disease duration and the percent voltage of Erb point or wrist-stimulated muscle evoked potentials but not with preoperative MMT, longitudinal range of spinal cord compression, signal change on T2-weighted MR imaging, or surgical procedure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n\nConclusions<\/jats:title>\nSurgical outcome in patients with distal muscle atrophy was inferior to that in patients with proximal atrophy. The distal type was characterized by a long preoperative period, a greater number of cervical spine misalignments, a narrow spinal canal, and increased signal intensity on T2-weighted MR imaging. It is essential to perform a careful neurological evaluation, including sensory examination of the lower limbs, as well as neuroradiological and neurophysiological assessments to avoid confusion with motor neuron disease and to detect the coexistence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, especially when surgical treatment of cervical spondylosis is planned. The results of careful physical examination, MR imaging studies, and electromyography studies should be comprehensively evaluated to ascertain the pathophysiology of the muscle atrophy. It is very important to distinguish the pathophysiology caused by nerve root impingements from anterior horn dysfunction when making decisions about treatment strategy. 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