Cervical Vertebrae

"Cervical Vertebrae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The first seven VERTEBRAE of the SPINAL COLUMN, which correspond to the VERTEBRAE of the NECK.

Descriptor ID	D002574
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.834.151
Concept/Terms	Cervical Vertebrae Cervical Vertebrae Vertebrae, Cervical

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Spine [A02.835.232.834]
Cervical Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.151]

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Bar chart showing 104 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2013 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1999	3	0	3
2001	2	0	2
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	1	2
2006	2	0	2
2007	0	5	5
2008	1	0	1
2009	3	0	3
2010	5	1	6
2011	4	1	5
2012	4	3	7
2013	6	2	8
2014	2	1	3
2015	1	2	3
2016	3	0	3
2017	3	1	4
2018	4	0	4
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	1	3
2021	2	3	5
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	7	8
2024	6	0	6
2025	3	2	5
2026	6	0	6

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Rice SW, Lambert WA, Schiedo RM, Pieters TA, Stauff MP. Epidemiology and Oncologic Patterns of Cervical Spine Metastases and Primary Tumors. Clin Spine Surg. 2026 Nov 01; 39(9):389-401.

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Mehta MKS, Sharma AK, Mehta V, Schiedo RM, Kim M, Romoff M, Mills ES, Wu HH, Hashmi S, Lee YP, Bhatia N, Park DY, Stauff MP. GLP-1 agonist use and lower rates of pseudarthrosis and dysphagia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery, with time-dependent effects. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Aug 28; 45(5):785-793.

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Yakdan S, Joseph K, Poulin N, Arkam F, Moniz Garcia D, Cadieux M, Neuman B, Goodin BR, Godzik J, Steinmetz MP, Bydon M, Ghogawala Z, Hafez D, Ray WZ, Greenberg JK. Disparities in quality of life and health literacy among patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: the influence of racial and ethnic factors in the All of Us Research Program. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Apr 03; 44(6):920-929.

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Egawa S, Hirai T, Sakai K, Kusano K, Tsutsui S, Matsukura Y, Yamada K, Onuma H, Wada K, Katsumi K, Koda M, Kimura A, Furuya T, Maki S, Nishida N, Nagamoto Y, Oshima Y, Ando K, Nakashima H, Endo T, Mori K, Nakajima H, Murata K, Miyagi M, Kaito T, Yamada K, Banno T, Kato S, Ohba T, Takahata M, Moridaira H, Fujibayashi S, Katoh H, Kanno H, Nagoshi N, Taneichi H, Imagama S, Kawaguchi Y, Takeshita K, Nakamura M, Matsumoto M, Yamazaki M, Yoshii T. Incidence and prognostic factors of postoperative C5 palsy after cervical OPLL surgery: a nationwide prospective multicenter study. Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 31; 16(1).

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Parzych J, Dar Z, Li F, Ard JL, Copeland LA, Nada E. Success of First Intubation Attempt in Patients With History of Cervical Spine Fusion: A Retrospective Comparison Study. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2026 Oct 01; 38(4):333-339.

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Xiong J, Xiao H, Xu P, Zheng J, Zhang X, Wang Y, Ji W. A novel anterior occipitocervical fixation instrument improves stability and minimizes bone-implant stress: a comparative finite element analysis. J Orthop Surg Res. 2026 Mar 07; 21(1).

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Chamberlin KT, DiTullio C, Rossman J, Barton BA, Reznek M, Kotkowski K. Randomised controlled trial of audit-and-feedback strategies to reduce imaging overutilisation in the emergency department. BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 Dec 15; 35(1):43-49.

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Williams MR, Philip A, Sheen S, Aujla S, Feng C, Gao S, Kralovic S, Poli J, Ortiz T, Stefanos T, Pennella-Vaughan J, Gewandter JS. Non-inferiority study assessing the utility of postcervical and lumbar radiofrequency ablation steroid use. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 12 05; 50(12):958-962.

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Gehling P, Mazur-Hart D, Savage J, Smith JS, Schroeder G, Butler A, Carlson B, Divi S, Hecht A, Kepler C, Khan S, Stauff M, Ryu WHA. A Narrative Review of the Cervical Spine Deformity Classification Systems. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 11 01; 38(9):411-416.

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Singh P, Chen E, Steel B, Chicoine N, Yakdan S, Bydon M, Steinmetz MP, Ghogawala Z, Ray WZ, Johnson B, Duncan RP, Wilt Z, Badhiwala J, Kelleher C, Greenberg JK. A Neurosurgeon's Guide to Mobile Health Application Development With a Case Study for Cervical Myelopathy. Neurosurgery. 2026 Apr 01; 98(4):726-736.

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