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Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.

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SurgerySpinal DisordersResearch Methodology & Design

Surgical tool entrapment in a young patient with recurrent lumbar spinal stenosis: a case report

Clin Case Rep, 2023 • November 4, 2023

This case report describes a 24-year-old male with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) who experienced recurrent pain after spinal fusion due to a retained surgical curette edge. The patient underwent multip...

KEY FINDING: Surgical tool entrapment can occur during spinal fusion procedures, even though it is rare.

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SurgeryMedical ImagingSpinal Disorders

Spinal Cord Signal Intensity Predicts Functional Outcomes in the Operative Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Clin Spine Surg, 2023 • December 1, 2023

This prospective study on 104 DCM patients, showed significant neurological improvement was found following surgery. The presence of preoperative T2 weighted signal change was associated with lower pr...

KEY FINDING: The presence of preoperative T2 weighted signal change was associated with lower preoperative mJOA scores.

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Spinal Cord InjuryNeurologySurgery

Pathophysiology and surgical decision-making in central cord syndrome and degenerative cervical myelopathy: correcting the somatotopic fallacy

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 • November 17, 2023

This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology and management of CCS, highlighting its increasing overlap with DCM. It challenges the traditional somatotopic arrangement o...

KEY FINDING: The traditional understanding of the spinal cord's organization, where specific areas control specific body parts, is likely incorrect, suggesting CCS is a more diffuse injury.

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SurgeryTraumaMedical Imaging

How to Apply Intraoperative Ultrasound when Spinal Trauma Surgery Is Performed in the Lateral Decubitus Position?

Orthopaedic Surgery, 2024 • February 1, 2024

This study introduces a technique for using intraoperative ultrasound in spinal trauma surgery performed in the lateral decubitus position. A capsular bag is created to allow for acoustic coupling and...

KEY FINDING: Intraoperative ultrasound was successfully used in all patients to explore decompression of the spinal canal and assess injuries to the neural elements.

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Spinal Cord InjurySurgeryOrthopedics

Failure of Surgical Equipoise in Posterior Cord Syndrome Myelopathy

JAAOS Global Research & Reviews, 2023 • December 1, 2023

The authors present two cases of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who initially underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion but experienced no improvement in their posterior cord...

KEY FINDING: Anterior cervical decompression may not relieve posterior cord compression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

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PharmacologySurgeryVeterinary Medicine

Histopathological and immunohistochemical investigation of the effect of Shilajit in rats with experimental spinal cord injury

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 2023 • December 1, 2023

This study investigates the potential of Shilajit to mitigate secondary damage in spinal cord injury (SCI) using a rat model. Rats were divided into control, low-dose Shilajit, and high-dose Shilajit ...

KEY FINDING: Histopathological examination showed that the high-dose Shilajit group had lower amounts of morphological damage compared to the low-dose and control groups.

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Spinal Cord InjuryNeurologySurgery

Outcomes of Operative Treatment of Traumatic Spinal Injuries: 2‑Year Follow‑Up

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023 • August 31, 2023

This study evaluated the outcomes of operative treatment for traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) after a 2-year follow-up period. The research involved 79 patients who underwent surgery for TSCI, as...

KEY FINDING: The most common type of vertebral column injury was burst fractures (62%), followed by fracture-dislocation injury (25.3%).

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ImmunologySurgeryOrthopedics

Effectiveness and safety analysis of titanium mesh grafting versus bone grafting in the treatment of spinal Tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Surgery, 2023 • December 5, 2023

This study compares titanium mesh and bone grafting for spinal tuberculosis. The results show both methods are effective and safe. There were no significant differences in surgical duration, blood los...

KEY FINDING: There's no significant difference in surgery duration between titanium mesh and bone grafting.

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Cardiovascular ScienceSurgery

Frozen elephant trunk in acute aortic dissection: a literature review

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023 • November 13, 2023

Acute aortic dissection is a complex and life-threatening cardiovascular disorder, requiring urgent surgical treatment. The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique has emerged as a valuable strategy for...

KEY FINDING: FET is a commonly used treatment approach for acute type A aortic dissection.

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SurgeryOrthopedicsSpinal Disorders

Lamina-Lifting Suspension Modification in Bridge Crane Technique in Treatment of Severe Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum (TOLF)

Med Sci Monit, 2023 • December 15, 2023

The study investigated the effectiveness of a lamina-lifting suspension system combined with the bridge crane technique for treating thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (TOLF) with myelopat...

KEY FINDING: The surgical intervention significantly enhanced the patient’s lower limb function, as evidenced by an increase in mJOA score from 5 preoperatively to 11 at terminal follow-up.

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