Table 4: SOSA + Nurick scale.

1 + N (0)

NCC Mild. Clinical and radiological surveillance

2a + N (0)

NCC Moderate. Moderate risk of myelopathy. Clinical and radiological surveillance

2b + N (I-V)

NCC Moderate. Surgical treatment

3a + N (0)

NCC Severe. High risk of myelopathy. Surgical treatment

3b + N (I-V)

NCC Severe. Urgent surgical treatment

4 + N (I-V)

NCC Critical. Urgent surgical treatment

NCC = Narrow Cervical Canal.

N = Nurick.