[The experts consensus on the classification, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of cervical spondylisis(2018)].

Cervical spine surgery with many focus and heated topics has gained increasing attention in the field of spine surgery. The surgical treatment has been widely adopted for routine treatment of cervical spondylosis in the various hospitals. According to the progressive research in recent years, the Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Surgery convened related experts and organized in-depth discussions to standardize the diagonosis, classification and non-surgical treatment of cervical spondylosis, based on the summary of symposiums focusing on cervical spine, published in Chinese Journal of Surgery in 1984, 1992 and 2008 respectively. The consensus was finally reached following the summary of the basic concepts and controversial issues, which included increased accuracy in the definition and treatment principles of cervical spondylosis. In this consensus, the revision and modification of the classification and diagnostic criteria of cervical spondylosis was concerned as well as the basic principles and methods of non-surgical treatment of cervical spondylosis.This consensus only provides academic guidance.