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Assignment # 3
Proposed Changes

I propose to remove the epidemiological information under the mechanism section of the radiculopathy page (Most often the radiculopathy found in the patients are located in the cervical spine, most commonly affecting C6-C7 spinal nerves.). I will then combine the rest of the mechanism section with the causes section. Finally, I will include a reference for cervical radiculopathy in the causes section.

Proposed combination of causes and mechanism section:

“Radiculopathy most often is caused by mechanical compression of a nerve root usually at the exit foramen or lateral recess. It may be secondary to degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, facet joint degeneration/hypertrophy, ligamentous hypertrophy, spondylolisthesis, or a combination of these factors. Other possible causes of radiculopathy include neoplastic disease, infections such as shingles, HIV, or Lyme disease, spinal epidural abscess, spinal epidural hematoma, proximal diabetic neuropathy, Tarlov cysts, or, more rarely, sarcoidosis, arachnoiditis, tethered spinal cord syndrome, or transverse myelitis. (2) (Insert my new source for cervical radiculopathy). Certain injuries can also lead to radiculopathy. These injuries include lifting heavy objects improperly or suffering from a minor trauma such as in a car accident. Less common causes of radiculopathy include injury caused by tumor (which can compress nerve roots locally) and diabetes (which can effectively cause ischemia or lack of blood flow to nerves).”

Rational For proposed Change

The reason why I am making this sequence of changes is the make sure that the page has the relevant information in the correct sections of the page. The sentence I am removing from the mechanisms page is also not supported by the reference the original author cited. It seems confusing to have both a causes and mechanism section when both sections contain similar information. Finally, by including a reference about cervical radiculopathy as well as lumbar radiculopathy the causes section of the page will be more complete.

Reference

Iyer S, Kim HJ. Cervical radiculopathy. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2016 Sep;9(3):272-80. doi: 10.1007/s12178-016-9349-4. PMID: 27250042; PMCID: PMC4958381.

Critique of Source

The reference I have chosen meets the MEDRS criteria as it is a recent review article that has been peer-reviewed. I believe the article to be free from bias and an objective source of relevant information with respect to radiculopathy.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page?

 * This will also be covered on Nov 23rd in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2020/Talk Page Template