Browse the latest research summaries in the field of musculoskeletal medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Osteoporos Int, 2016 • March 1, 2016
This study examined the effect of a controlled dose of vibration upon bone density and architecture in people with spinal cord injury (who eventually develop severe osteoporosis). Very sensitive compu...
KEY FINDING: Twelve months of vibration training did not yield adaptations of BMD or trabecular micro-architecture for the distal tibia or the distal femur.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • July 7, 2016
This correspondence addresses a case report of a proximal tibia fracture in a 43-year-old female with incomplete spinal cord injury during robotic treadmill training. The author raises concerns about ...
KEY FINDING: The letter highlights a potential risk of fragility fractures associated with robotic treadmill training in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury.
Bone Research, 2015 • October 27, 2015
This study comprehensively analyzed long-term structural and mechanical changes in axial and appendicular bones in adult rats after SCI, revealing site-specific effects of SCI on bone. The research de...
KEY FINDING: Extreme losses of bone structure and mechanical competence were detected in the metaphysis of sublesional long bones after SCI, while the subchondral part of the same bones showed much milder damage.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study examined the associations between muscle density and indices of bone quality at the distal lower extremity of adults with chronic SCI. Muscle density and function were most strongly associa...
KEY FINDING: Muscle density was positively associated with trabecular vBMD, cortical thickness, and cortical vBMD.
PLoS ONE, 2016 • January 28, 2016
The study used a porcine model to test the effects of thoracolumbar fascia injury and movement restriction on fascia thickness and mobility. Injury alone increased fascia thickness and decreased shear...
KEY FINDING: Injury alone caused an increase in fascia thickness and a decrease in shear strain on the non-injured side.
PLoS ONE, 2016 • February 9, 2016
This systematic review assessed strategies to reduce muscle fatigue during FES exercise in individuals with SCI. It evaluated the methodological quality and effectiveness of various strategies. The re...
KEY FINDING: Optimizing electrode positioning can improve fatigue-resistance during FES.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2016 • December 1, 2016
This case series reports on the effects of radiation therapy (RT) in three patients with established neurogenic heterotopic ossification (HO) following brain injury. The study found that RT led to dec...
KEY FINDING: Radiation therapy resulted in decreased pain and increased range of motion in patients with established neurogenic heterotopic ossification.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2015 • August 22, 2015
Leg swelling in paraplegic patients can be caused by heterotopic ossification (HO), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), fracture, or cellulitis, and these conditions can be difficult to distinguish clinically...
KEY FINDING: The patient's leg swelling was initially suspected to be DVT due to the diffuse nature of the swelling throughout the entire leg.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2014 • June 1, 2014
This retrospective study reviewed eight patients with vertebral burst fractures resulting from suicide attempts by jumping, admitted between 2003 and 2012. The study analyzed demographics, injury char...
KEY FINDING: The mean age of the patients was 26.5 years, and there were eleven vertebral burst fractures in eight patients.
EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE, 2016 • January 15, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the effect of traditional Chinese kidney reinforcing and marrow‑beneficial medicine (KRMB) on the prevention and treatment of abnormal bone metabolism and osteoporosis ...
KEY FINDING: BMD expression in the SCI model group was significantly lower compared with the normal, sham + KRMB and normal + KRMB groups at 4, 6, 8 and 10 weeks.