Spinal Disorders Research

KEY FINDING: Participants showed positive changes in gait performance, balance, proximal muscle strength, psychologic state and satisfaction of rehabilitation after OEGT.

KEY FINDING: Bilateral foot drop can be a rare complication of T12 infectious spondylitis following vertebroplasty.

KEY FINDING: A medially misplaced T8 pedicle screw, previously asymptomatic, caused a delayed neurological deficit six years after scoliosis surgery following a motor vehicle collision.

KEY FINDING: The SLS test was well tolerated by CSM patients and provided objective performance data in short testing periods.

KEY FINDING: FA values were negatively correlated with the degree of central canal stenosis, while RD values showed a positive correlation.

KEY FINDING: Veterans with SCI/D and CSS were older, more likely to be Black, and more likely to have incomplete injuries than those with SCI/D and no CSS.

KEY FINDING: Low-quality evidence suggests that decompression and conservative treatment yield similar disability outcomes (Oswestry Disability Index) at three, six, and twelve months.

KEY FINDING: No significant relationships were found between the sagittal diameter of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) column at the C3–4 segment and the patients' motor scores at either admission or discharge.

KEY FINDING: Neurological improvement occurred in all patients except for 2 cases (0.3%).

KEY FINDING: The time between the initial spinal cord injury and the development of a syrinx varied greatly among the six patients.