Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal disorders for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This retrospective study evaluated the clinical value of open-door laminoplasty combined with bilateral lateral mass screw fixation (ODL-BLMSF) for treating multi-level cervical spinal stenosis compli...
KEY FINDING: The average Pavlov ratio at the C5 level significantly improved after surgery, indicating effective dilation of the spinal canal.
Surgical Neurology International, 2023 • May 19, 2023
This case report describes a 42-year-old female with a history of spinal cord injury who experienced rapid expansion of post-traumatic syringomyelia (PTS) following parathyroidectomy. The patient pres...
KEY FINDING: The patient experienced rapid progression of PTS following parathyroidectomy, presenting with increased numbness, tingling, pain, and weakness.
Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023 • June 1, 2023
The review focuses on surgical strategies for cervical OPLL involving the C2 segment, emphasizing the complexity of this specific subtype and the challenges in treatment. Posterior approaches remain t...
KEY FINDING: Laminectomy is suitable for multi-segment OPLL, often with screw fixation, providing sufficient decompression but sacrificing cervical mobility.
Neurosurgical Review, 2023 • June 26, 2023
This study analyzed the surgical management of spinal arachnoid web (SAW) in patients with syringomyelia, focusing on surgical strategies and outcomes. Of 135 patients with syringomyelia, 3 (2.22%) fu...
KEY FINDING: SAW can be safely treated by surgery.
Neuroradiology, 2023 • June 30, 2023
This study introduces a fully automated method for quantifying T2 signal intensity (T2-SI) in the spinal cord to improve the objective diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). The automate...
KEY FINDING: The T2-SI curves of patients with T2 hyperintensities showed significantly higher signal variability compared to matched healthy controls, as reflected by standard deviation and range.
Journal of Spine Surgery, 2023 • March 24, 2023
This technical note introduces a novel surgical technique for treating spinal neuroarthropathy (SNA) using triple rod fixation and tricortical laminovertebral (TLV) screws. The technique was applied t...
KEY FINDING: Triple rod stabilization with TLV screws improved construct stability in three SCI patients with SNA.
Annals of Medicine, 2023 • July 1, 2023
The study developed a probabilistic graphical model (PGM) using Bayesian networks (BNs) to predict clinical outcomes in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) after posterior decompressi...
KEY FINDING: Preoperative JOA score, presence of a psychiatric disorder, and ASIA grade were identified as significant factors associated with the last JOS score.
Scientific Reports, 2023 • July 11, 2023
This retrospective study investigated 67 patients with posttraumatic spinal cord tethering and syringomyelia who underwent surgical treatment. The study aimed to identify demographic predictors and as...
KEY FINDING: Age and severity of trauma to the spinal cord were identified as independent predictors for the rate of development of symptomatic spinal cord tethering and syringomyelia.
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This case report describes a unique complication of Charcot Spinal Arthropathy (CSA) in a patient with a post-traumatic spinal cord injury, highlighting the replacement of vertebral structures with fi...
KEY FINDING: The patient exhibited exceptional spinal movement in the coronal and sagittal planes due to the replacement of the discal space and vertebral bodies with fibrotic tissue.
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2023 • August 1, 2023
Herein, we report on a rare case of multiple and recurring intradural spinal arachnoid cysts (SACs) causing severe spinal cord compression and neuropathic radicular pain, in a 35-year-old female with ...
KEY FINDING: Multiple intradural SACs are rare, with only six cases being reported in the literature, including the one hereby presented.