Browse the latest research summaries in the field of orthopedics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Scientific Reports, 2023 • December 1, 2023
The study evaluated mesh-optimized PVP against traditional PVP for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, finding the optimized method superior. Mesh-optimized PVP demonstrated shorter operatio...
KEY FINDING: Mesh optimization group had improved operation time (34.8 ± 6.5 min) compared to traditional PVP group (42.7 ± 8.2) min.
J. Clin. Med., 2023 • November 11, 2023
This retrospective study analyzed data from the German Pelvis Registry between 2008 and 2017, focusing on acetabular fractures in patients over and under 65 years old. The study aimed to determine if ...
KEY FINDING: The complication rate of the geriatric group was twice as high as that of younger patients; however, this finding was independent of the timing of surgery.
Cureus, 2023 • October 25, 2023
This retrospective study evaluated the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in spinal cord injury patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Malaysia between 2018 and 2019. The study found that the i...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of PE among spinal cord injury patients with VTE symptoms was 6.70%.
Cureus, 2023 • November 27, 2023
This retrospective study evaluated the surgical management of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) in Northern Ireland over three years, with a one-year follow-up, using data from the Fracture Outco...
KEY FINDING: The mJOA score tends to improve after surgery for the majority of patients, particularly at six months, which is consistent with the literature.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 • November 25, 2023
This retrospective study investigated the correlation between coagulation parameters and VTE occurrence in patients with spinal fractures. It identified several risk factors, including age, spinal cor...
KEY FINDING: D-Dimer, FIB, and FDP levels were significantly elevated in VTE patients compared to non-VTE patients.
JAAOS Global Research & Reviews, 2023 • December 1, 2023
The authors present two cases of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who initially underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion but experienced no improvement in their posterior cord...
KEY FINDING: Anterior cervical decompression may not relieve posterior cord compression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
BMC Surgery, 2023 • December 5, 2023
This study compares titanium mesh and bone grafting for spinal tuberculosis. The results show both methods are effective and safe. There were no significant differences in surgical duration, blood los...
KEY FINDING: There's no significant difference in surgery duration between titanium mesh and bone grafting.
Med Sci Monit, 2023 • December 15, 2023
The study investigated the effectiveness of a lamina-lifting suspension system combined with the bridge crane technique for treating thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (TOLF) with myelopat...
KEY FINDING: The surgical intervention significantly enhanced the patient’s lower limb function, as evidenced by an increase in mJOA score from 5 preoperatively to 11 at terminal follow-up.
中国修复重建外科杂志, 2023 • December 1, 2023
This study investigates the effectiveness of a one-stage posterior eggshell osteotomy combined with long-segment pedicle screw fixation for treating ankylosing spondylitis patients with both kyphosis ...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the surgery significantly improved patients' pain, disability, kyphosis (hunchback), and spinal alignment.
Scientific Reports, 2024 • January 9, 2024
This study evaluated the use of an ultrasonic bone scalpel (UBS) for removing retrovertebral osteophytes during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) compared to the traditional high-speed dr...
KEY FINDING: The use of UBS resulted in significantly shorter operation times compared to HSD (92.1 vs 123.7 minutes, P < 0.05).