Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Cureus, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study analyzed factors associated with thoracic vertebral fractures, showing the significance of targeted preventative interventions, such as earlier screening, physical therapy, and nutritional ...
KEY FINDING: Most thoracic vertebral fractures occurred at home (39.67%), with ladders being the most common product associated with these fractures (10.46%).
Spinal Cord, 2024 • November 2, 2023
This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) in Scotland using time series analysis of admissions data from 2015 to 2022. The ...
KEY FINDING: Level 3 and 4 COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were associated with lower incidence of TSCI.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc, 2023 • September 1, 2023
This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 101 patients with Central Cord Syndrome (CCS) treated between 2015 and 2021 to identify risk factors associated with mortality and mechanical ventila...
KEY FINDING: The study found a high mortality rate of 13.9% in patients with CCS, which is higher than previously reported in international studies.
PLOS ONE, 2024 • May 16, 2024
This study analyzed data from 1152 patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) in Japan over a 15-year period (2005-2021). The study found a significant increase in the average age of TSCI pat...
KEY FINDING: There was a statistically significant increasing trend in age at injury. Since 2014, the average age of injury has increased to exceed 60 years.
International Journal of Spine Surgery, 2024 • March 15, 2024
This study highlights various themes surrounding the management of TL spine trauma in a low-resource environment, including lower surgery rates, delays from admission to surgery, safe surgery with lo...
KEY FINDING: The study showed that 64.9% of the 257 TL spine trauma patients underwent surgery with a median postadmission day of 17.0. The mortality rate was 1.2%.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This retrospective study analyzed data from 149 patients with cervical spine injuries (CSI) in the Plovdiv metro region of Bulgaria between 2017 and 2021. The study aimed to determine the epidemiology...
KEY FINDING: 65.1% of the 149 patients with CSI were surgically treated.
Scientific Reports, 2024 • March 23, 2024
The study analyzed 30,979 TSCI patients in South Korea from 2008 to 2020, finding that 25% underwent surgery, with an increasing trend. Risk factors for longer hospital stays included thoracic spine i...
KEY FINDING: A quarter of TSCI patients underwent surgery, and surgical treatments increased annually.
World Neurosurgery: X, 2024 • April 24, 2024
This study investigates racial and socioeconomic disparities in the treatment and outcomes of patients with cervical spinal cord injuries (CSCIs) using data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) da...
KEY FINDING: Minority patients were less likely to receive operative management following cervical SCI compared to White patients.
Annals of Surgery Open, 2025 • February 20, 2025
The article presents a comprehensive medical review of the case of Elliot Earl Williams, a US veteran who died in a Tulsa County jail due to severe neglect and deliberate indifference toward a neurosu...
KEY FINDING: Elliott Earl Williams suffered a cervical spine trauma in jail and was not provided adequate or timely medical care, leading to quadriplegia and death.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of publicly funded prescription opioid use among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Ontario, Canada. The study found that ove...
KEY FINDING: Over half (55%) of individuals with TSCI who are eligible for Ontario's public drug program used opioids in the year following their injury.