Browse the latest research summaries in the field of orthopedics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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International Orthopaedics, 2023 • May 11, 2023
This study introduces a rapid trans-oropharyngeal closed reduction technique for acute TAAD. The technique was found to be safe and effective, with a 100% success rate in the studied cohort. The study...
KEY FINDING: The transoropharyngeal closed reduction technique was successful in 100% of the patients with TAAD.
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2023 • May 12, 2023
The study evaluated the effect of tricalcium phosphate (TCP) on the healing of non-unions in a large cohort of patients. The combination of TCP and autologous bone grafts shows good results in the rec...
KEY FINDING: After 2 years, 72.7% of the TCP+BG patients, 90.1% of the BG patients and 84.4% of the NBG patients achieved a consolidation score ≥3.
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 • May 9, 2023
This study explores the role of chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIHH) in treating osteoporosis following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. SCI often leads to osteoporosis, and the study invest...
KEY FINDING: CIHH treatment effectively reversed the SCI-induced reduction of bone mineral density (BMD), bone volume to tissue volume, trabecular thickness and number.
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This retrospective study evaluated the clinical value of open-door laminoplasty combined with bilateral lateral mass screw fixation (ODL-BLMSF) for treating multi-level cervical spinal stenosis compli...
KEY FINDING: The average Pavlov ratio at the C5 level significantly improved after surgery, indicating effective dilation of the spinal canal.
Medicine, 2023 • June 9, 2023
This retrospective study analyzed 12 patients with locked facet distractive flexion injury (LF-DFI) of the subaxial cervical spine to evaluate surgical outcomes based on the initial surgical approach ...
KEY FINDING: Posterior approach with partial facetectomy is considered a safer surgical technique than an anterior approach in terms of worsening postoperative neurologic status.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 • June 2, 2023
This study investigates the potential of acupuncture combined with moxibustion (AM) to alleviate motor dysfunction post-spinal cord injury (SCI) in mice. The research demonstrates that AM treatment mi...
KEY FINDING: SCI exposure in mice resulted in motor dysfunction, decreased neuronal cells, activation of astrocytes and microglia, and increased expression of IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-18.
BMC Surgery, 2023 • June 8, 2023
This study evaluated the effectiveness of indirect reduction by ligamentotaxis in thoracolumbar burst fractures based on radiologic characteristics and procedure timing. The study found that postopera...
KEY FINDING: Ligamentotaxis significantly improved canal occupation, endplates distance, and vertebra height postoperatively.
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2023 • June 14, 2023
This study presents late results of a small case series of end-stage NUK osteoarthritis reconstructed by a condylar, semi-constrained, prosthesis with a polygonal, hydroxyapatite-coated (HA- coated), ...
KEY FINDING: KS knee scores improved from a mean of 12.3 preoperatively to 71.3 at the latest follow-up.
Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 • June 1, 2023
This paper presents three case reports of Asian patients who experienced lower limb sensory disturbance due to cervical cord compression, which was initially misdiagnosed as lumbar spondylosis. The pa...
KEY FINDING: Lower limb sensory disturbance can be a misleading symptom of cervical cord compression, potentially leading to misdiagnosis as a lumbar issue.
Cureus, 2023 • May 26, 2023
This report presents a case of a 35-year-old obese woman who experienced a delayed sub-axial fracture-dislocation following a motor vehicle accident (MVA). She was successfully managed after three wee...
KEY FINDING: A novel single-surgery, single-approach technique with pedicle screws and tension-band wiring can be successfully used for delayed sub-axial fracture-dislocation.