Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Annals of Medicine & Surgery, 2024 • February 5, 2024
This case report describes a rare instance of a 32-year-old male with severe traumatic C7–T1 spondylolisthesis who presented without motor neurological deficits. The patient underwent a two-stage surg...
KEY FINDING: The patient had a grade III traumatic C7–T1 spondylolisthesis with cord compression, a fracture in the C7 vertebra, and disc damage, but surprisingly, no motor neurological deficits.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2024 • February 29, 2024
This study evaluated the perceptions of patients requiring a tracheostomy tube and aimed to identify possible different perceptions in critically ill patients with acute (ASCI) or chronic spinal cord ...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with ASCI reported significantly more frequent pain at initial assessment compared to individuals with CSCI (p ≤0.014).
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2024 • March 5, 2024
This study aims to identify the risk factors contributing to spinal cord injury (SCI) following a type A acute aortic dissection (TA-AAD). The resulting data of the multivariate logistic regression an...
KEY FINDING: Preoperative platelet count (odds ratio [OR] = 0.774) and D-dimer levels (OR = 2.247) could serve as independent predictors for postoperative SCI in patients with TA-AAD.
World Neurosurgery: X, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This population-based cohort study with 271 patients showed that surgical treatment of SCSIs provides excellent outcomes. The surgical approach did not affect the outcome of surgery, but the different...
KEY FINDING: Fixation alignment was maintained in 96.9% of patients, indicating a high success rate in stabilizing the spine.
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%.
Front. Surg., 2024 • March 5, 2024
This study retrospectively analyzed 81 patients with SDAVF treated surgically or endovascularly between 2002 and 2023, focusing on demographics, diagnostic history, treatment characteristics, and clin...
KEY FINDING: SDAVF occurs more frequently in men, typically in their 60s, and diagnosis is often delayed, averaging about 12 months from the onset of symptoms.
Global Spine Journal, 2024 • March 1, 2024
The 2023 AO Spine-Praxis guidelines offer recommendations for the management of acute SCI, focusing on surgical timing, hemodynamic management, and intraoperative SCI. The guidelines stress the import...
KEY FINDING: The guidelines strongly recommend surgical decompression within 24 hours of injury when medically feasible, based on evidence showing improved outcomes with early surgery.
Global Spine Journal, 2024 • March 1, 2024
A rigorous process following GRADE standards was undertaken to review the available evidence and establish guideline recommendations around the role and timing of surgery in acute SCI, optimal hemodyn...
KEY FINDING: Updated guidelines were established for the timing of surgical decompression after acute SCI, with surgical decompression within 24 hours of injury now “recommended” as a treatment option.
Cureus, 2024 • February 24, 2024
Prehospital care is critical in managing trauma patients with potential cervical spine injuries (SCI) to prevent further damage during transport and handling. Airway management, including endotracheal...
KEY FINDING: Prehospital care is crucial to prevent or minimize spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the potential for the injury to develop or worsen during patient handling and transportation.
Cureus, 2024 • February 27, 2024
The study presents a case of ICSA in a 49-year-old man with SCI, successfully treated with minimally invasive surgery. The approach involved spinal reconstruction using penetrating endplate screws, LL...
KEY FINDING: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using LLIF and PPS resulted in controlling the inflammation in ICSA patients with spinal cord injuries.