Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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HAND, 2021 • September 1, 2021
The study evaluates online content regarding surgical options for improving upper extremity function in tetraplegic patients. It highlights the underutilization of reconstructive surgery due to a lack...
KEY FINDING: General online searches for spinal cord injury treatment yield very few articles that mention upper extremity surgery.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2020
This prospective study evaluated a surgical algorithm for ventilator weaning in ten patients with cervical tetraplegia, incorporating diaphragm pacing, phrenic nerve reconstruction, and diaphragm musc...
KEY FINDING: Patients who underwent pacemaker implantation alone or combined with phrenic nerve reconstruction showed promising results in ventilator weaning.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This scoping review synthesized existing literature on decannulation in SCI patients, identifying 26 eligible publications primarily from physical medicine, neurology, and pulmonary/critical care fiel...
KEY FINDING: Interdisciplinary tracheostomy teams (ITT) improve communication and operational processes, enhancing decannulation outcomes.
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2021 • July 2, 2021
The study aimed to identify reasons for delayed spinal cord decompression in Iran, where the median time to surgery is 6.9 days, far exceeding recommended guidelines. Qualitative interviews with 12 Ir...
KEY FINDING: Patient-related factors, including the type of spinal cord injury (complete vs. incomplete) and the presence of polytrauma, are the most frequent reasons for delayed decompressive surgery.
Scientific Reports, 2021 • August 12, 2021
This study investigated the effects of peri-arterial sympathectomy of the inferior mesenteric artery (PSIMA) on neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) in spinal cord injury (SCI) rats with hyperreflexic b...
KEY FINDING: PSIMA increased the faecal water content of SCI rats by 5–13%.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • July 26, 2021
This case report presents the successful use of brachialis (BRA) muscle transfer to restore wrist extension in a C4 tetraplegic patient previously classified as ICSHT 0, who had no other available mot...
KEY FINDING: The brachialis (BRA) muscle can be successfully transferred to restore wrist extension in tetraplegic patients classified as ICSHT 0.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • August 10, 2021
Charles Albert Elsberg (1871–1948) made significant contributions to neurosurgery and the treatment of spinal cord injuries, though his work is sometimes overlooked. Elsberg trained neurological surge...
KEY FINDING: Elsberg addressed the most important issues concerning SCI, long before Sir Ludwig Guttmann and Dr. Donald Munro.
Surgical Neurology International, 2021 • August 30, 2021
This case report describes the successful use of aneurysm clips to repair a cisterna chyli (CC) injury sustained during a thoracolumbar fusion. This technique has not been previously described in lite...
KEY FINDING: Aneurysm clips can be safely and effectively used to repair cisterna chyli injuries during spinal surgery.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • August 31, 2021
This study characterizes major neurological complications of the spinal cord or cauda equina which occur as a direct result of spine surgery. The relative rate of major neurologic injury in spine surg...
KEY FINDING: The most common causes of neurologic injury were postoperative fluid collections, malposition of instrumentation, and traumatic decompression.
J Neurosurg Spine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study aimed to assess the incidence of VTE among pediatric TSI patients, risk factors and protective factors for VTE development, and initial hospital course and disposition for these patients. I...
KEY FINDING: VTE occurred in 0.8% of pediatric TSI patients during initial hospitalization.