Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 • December 1, 2023
This retrospective study compared conservative treatment, early surgery (≤7 days), and late surgery (>7 days) for 93 patients with acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS) and multilevel cervical...
KEY FINDING: Patients who received early surgery (≤7 days) had significantly better ASIA grade, JOA score, and recovery rate compared to those who received conservative treatment or late surgery (>7 days).
ibrain, 2022 • March 7, 2022
This case report describes the presentation, management, and outcome of a patient with a traumatic spinal cord injury caused by a dagger. The patient underwent surgical removal of the dagger and spina...
KEY FINDING: Acute traumatic SCI combined with foreign matter retention is rare.
Cureus, 2023 • August 31, 2023
The case report discusses a 55-year-old male with a complete SCI secondary to a Serratia marcescens spinal epidural abscess (SEA). Despite a delayed presentation and initial decision for medical manag...
KEY FINDING: A patient with a complete SCI (ASIA A) of over four weeks duration improved two ASIA grades after antibiotic treatment and surgical decompression.
JTCVS Open, 2023 • September 1, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the association between false lumen (FL) dependency of segmental arteries (SAs) at T9-L3 levels and the risk of spinal cord injury (SCI) following total arch replacemen...
KEY FINDING: FL dependency of SAs at the T9-L3 levels was significantly associated with the development of SCI following FET implantation in AAD.
Ann Cardiothorac Surg, 2023 • August 10, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative AKA identification on reducing SCI incidence in OR and EVR for dTA and TAA pathologies. The study found that preoperative identification of the ...
KEY FINDING: Preoperative identification of the AKA was useful enough to determine treatment strategies with less likelihood of SCI in both OR and EVR for dTA and TAA pathologies.
J. Clin. Med., 2023 • September 30, 2023
The study investigated the relationship between pre- and intraoperative motor evoked potential recordings and the effect of surgical correction on spinal efferent transmission in idiopathic scoliosis ...
KEY FINDING: MEP recordings using TMS indicated a slight improvement in efferent neural transmission in IS patients after surgery, showing better nerve signal flow.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 • October 3, 2023
The case report describes the treatment of a complex spinal tuberculosis case involving multiple vertebral segments and acute paralysis in a 60-year-old woman. The patient underwent a combination of p...
KEY FINDING: Emergency posterior paraspinal abscess clearance, laminectomy with spinal decompression, and long-segment fixation improved the patient's neurological status from grade B to grade E on the ASIA scale.
Neurosurg Focus Video, 2023 • October 1, 2023
The video demonstrates a precise midline myelotomy technique for resecting spinal cord ependymomas, emphasizing dissection of the dorsal column to navigate the anatomical posterior median septum. This...
KEY FINDING: The posterior median septum is not linear or vertical, and its orientation can be deformed by tumor growth, making direct dissection of the dorsal column a safer approach for midline myelotomy.
Medicine, 2023 • October 20, 2023
This case report details a rare instance of spontaneous hemorrhage in a spinal epidural capillary hemangioma (SECH) in a 16-year-old female, resulting in hyperacute neurologic deficit. Surgical interv...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with hyperacute neurologic deficit, progressing within an hour to paraplegia and loss of sensation up to the breasts, due to spontaneous hemorrhage of a spinal epidural capillary hemangioma (SECH).
North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), 2023 • October 5, 2023
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the impact of ultra-early (≤ 8 hours) surgical decompression on neurological recovery in patients with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries (tSCI). The ...
KEY FINDING: Patients undergoing decompression within 8 hours of tSCI showed a significant improvement in the mean AIS score.