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Randomized Controlled Trial
Factors affecting the outcome of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy - a randomized, controlled study.
Prospective randomized controlled trial. ⋯ In this prospective, randomized study of patients with cervical radiculopathy, short duration of pain, female sex, low health quality, high levels of anxiety due to neck/arm pain, low self-efficacy, and a high level of distress before treatment were associated with better outcome from surgery. No factors were found to be associated with better outcome from physiotherapy alone.