Browse the latest research summaries in the field of orthopedics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • June 30, 2022
This case report represents one of the most extensive descriptions of complex exercise testing and long-term training monitoring in Paralympic sports. We demonstrated that the physical abilities of a ...
KEY FINDING: From 2017 to 2019, annual TL increased from 414 to 604 h and demonstrated a shift in TID from 77-17-6% to 88-8-4%.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This study aimed to gather evidence on the Boston brace's effectiveness in managing scoliosis curve progression compared to other braces. The review included 18 papers focusing on the brace's efficien...
KEY FINDING: Bracing outcomes are more closely related to the initial severity of the scoliosis curve.
Spinal Cord, 2019 • June 25, 2019
This retrospective study aimed to document and clarify the heterogeneity among spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by trauma to the thoracolumbar vertebral junction. The researchers reviewed data from ...
KEY FINDING: The study identified five distinct categories of SCIs at the thoracolumbar junction: pure complete epiconus lesion with caudal cord intact (G1), complete epiconus injury with conus medullaris (CM) totally involved in the lesion (G2), CM syndrome, cauda equine syndrome without sacral sparing (G3 and G4), and incomplete injury (G5).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
The study aimed to evaluate the association between manual wheelchair use, wheelchair tennis, and the risk of lateral epicondylosis (LE) by comparing four groups: wheelchair tennis players, wheelchair...
KEY FINDING: There was no significant difference in the diagnosis of lateral epicondylosis (LE) between the groups based on tennis playing or wheelchair use when looking at prevalence, unadjusted odds ratios, and predicted probabilities.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study investigated shoulder ultrasonography findings in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to identify factors associated with ultrasonographic abnormalities. Ninety-one SCI patients were ...
KEY FINDING: The most common ultrasonographic abnormality found in SCI patients was unilateral subdeltoid-subacromion bursitis.
Clin Orthop Relat Res, 2020 • December 18, 2019
This systematic review examined the effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy on muscle hypertrophy, strength, and physical function in adults older than 50 years. The review found evidence sugg...
KEY FINDING: BFR, when combined with exercise, can lead to muscle hypertrophy as measured by various methods like muscle cross-sectional area and volume.
J Neurosurg Spine, 2020 • May 1, 2020
This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) from 2011 to 2014 to profile the epidemiology and clinical risk of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) in pediatric...
KEY FINDING: TSIs represented 3.7% of all pediatric sports-related trauma cases in the study period.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 • January 7, 2020
The case report presents the successful management of a 3-year-old girl with a rare unilateral C4–C5 facet dislocation without neurological deficit following a motor vehicle collision. Closed reductio...
KEY FINDING: The study highlights the successful management of a rare case of unilateral cervical facet dislocation in a toddler without neurological deficit using closed reduction and a minerva cast.
Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2020 • January 1, 2020
The review discusses the biomechanics of the human hip joint, pathological gait, and common design approaches for robotic hip exoskeletons. It highlights the limitations of existing exoskeletons, incl...
KEY FINDING: Robotic hip exoskeletons show promise in gait rehabilitation by assisting individuals with hip disabilities through controllable assistance at the hip joints.
Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This case report describes a patient who experienced C5 palsy following microendoscopic foraminotomy at the C5/6/7 levels for radiculopathy, despite the procedure not directly decompressing the C5 ner...
KEY FINDING: A patient developed C5 palsy after undergoing microendoscopic foraminotomy at C5/6/7 levels, despite the procedure being intended to prevent nerve compression.