Browse the latest research summaries in the field of orthopedics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Pak J Med Sci, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This retrospective study analyzed 73 cases of traumatic cervical spinal cord injury complicated with intramedullary hemorrhage and edema resulting from winter sports. The study identified concomitant ...
KEY FINDING: Emergency surgery can improve neurological function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury complicated by intramedullary hemorrhage and edema caused by winter sports.
Cureus, 2024 • February 27, 2024
The study presents a case of ICSA in a 49-year-old man with SCI, successfully treated with minimally invasive surgery. The approach involved spinal reconstruction using penetrating endplate screws, LL...
KEY FINDING: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using LLIF and PPS resulted in controlling the inflammation in ICSA patients with spinal cord injuries.
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This retrospective study compared the clinical efficacy of modified percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (MPEID) with percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (PETD) in treating L4...
KEY FINDING: MPEID showed shorter operative times compared to PETD (65.41 vs 91.65 minutes, p < 0.001).
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2024 • April 20, 2024
This case report presents the sequential treatment of a patient with a Type II odontoid fracture combined with a severe lower cervical (C6–7) fracture-dislocation featuring bilateral facet joint inter...
KEY FINDING: Emergency closed reduction with cranial tong traction can successfully reduce bilateral facet joint dislocations and odontoid fractures.
Medicina, 2024 • April 10, 2024
The study presents a novel surgical technique for treating basilar invagination (BI) in a patient with Klippel–Feil syndrome (KFS) using a posterior approach with O-arm navigation, avoiding the use of...
KEY FINDING: The novel C-arm-free posterior approach with O-arm navigation was effective in reducing basilar invagination and decompressing the spinal cord.
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2024 • April 20, 2024
This case report presents the successful surgical management of a 70-year-old male patient with SCIWORA combined with DISH who presented with quadriplegia and incontinence. The patient underwent anter...
KEY FINDING: Adult SCIWORA patients with segmental instability should be treated surgically, even if the optimal time for surgery has passed, to avoid secondary injury.
ibrain, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This case reports a female patient suffering old fracture‐dislocation of lower cervical spine trauma that lasted for 3 years, whose neurological and spinal functional impairment was significantly impr...
KEY FINDING: Anterior approach combined with subtotal vertebral body resection and TMC internal fixation was desirable to improve neuromuscular function for the old fracture‐dislocation of the lower cervical spine.
BMJ Case Rep, 2024 • April 6, 2024
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are primary bone tumours that rarely occur in the spine and generally affect one vertebral level in adolescents. A teenage male presented with back pain, paresthesias and ...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with back pain, paresthesias, and a mildly spastic gait due to a multilevel thoracolumbar ABC extending from T12-L1.
Cureus, 2024 • April 20, 2024
This study critically appraises the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of thoracolumbar spine trauma (TST) using the AGREE II instrument to assess metho...
KEY FINDING: The mean scores for the six AGREE II domains were: Scope and Purpose (75.2%), Stakeholder Involvement (45.4%), Rigor of Development (57.0%), Clarity of Presentation (58.7%), Applicability (16.9%), and Editorial Independence (64.1%).
Heliyon, 2024 • April 27, 2024
This study employs a multi-omics approach, integrating gene expression data and immune cell analysis to identify key genes involved in macrophage polarization in osteoarthritis (OA). Machine learning ...
KEY FINDING: Machine learning identified CSF1R, CX3CR1, CEBPB, and TLR7 as hub genes in osteoarthritis.