Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022 • January 31, 2022
This meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of ultra-early decompression surgery (within 12 hours) compared to early or late surgery for spinal cord injuries. The study found that ultra-early surgery...
KEY FINDING: Ultra-early decompression surgery significantly improves patients’ neurological status compared to early or late decompression surgery.
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2021 • September 1, 2021
This case report presents a case of adenocarcinoma diagnosed with CT-guided percutaneous biopsy of the C2 body using a posterolateral approach under local anesthesia. Stepwise approach for CT-guided m...
KEY FINDING: The study demonstrates that a minimally invasive posterolateral percutaneous CT-guided approach for C2 biopsy is safe and precise.
Journal of Spine Surgery, 2022 • March 1, 2022
This case report presents a unique instance of an intradural disc herniation following a cervical facet dislocation, which was difficult to identify on pre-operative MRI. The management involved a com...
KEY FINDING: Intradural disc herniations can be missed on MRI in cervical spinal trauma cases.
Cureus, 2022 • April 11, 2022
This study introduces a novel, noninvasive technique using image-guided radiosurgery to treat severe spasticity and pain resulting from brain and spinal cord injuries. The treatment targets the cervic...
KEY FINDING: All treated patients experienced marked symptomatic relief.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • April 13, 2022
This case series describes the Donor Activation Focused Rehabilitation Approach (DAFRA) for individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) undergoing nerve transfer surgery to restore hand closing...
KEY FINDING: Subtle gains in hand closing were first observed at an average of 8.4 months after surgery, demonstrating the slow nature of recovery.
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2022 • June 4, 2022
The study investigates the therapeutic effect of combined selective peripheral neurotomy (cSPN) on lower limb spasticity in spinal cord injury patients. cSPN involves partial neurotomy of obturator, t...
KEY FINDING: cSPN significantly reduces spasticity in the hip adductor, triceps surae, and hamstring muscles of the lower limbs.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • June 9, 2022
This case report presents a rare instance of anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) neuropathy in a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI). The patient experienced decreased thumb function and was diagnosed...
KEY FINDING: The patient with SCI was diagnosed with compressive AIN neuropathy through nerve conduction studies, electromyogram, ultrasonographic assessment, and magnetic resonance neurography.
J Neurosurg Case Lessons, 2021 • September 27, 2021
This case report presents an instance of adult-onset cervicothoracic split cord malformation (SCM) in a 60-year-old female who initially presented with nonspecific symptoms, leading to a delayed diagn...
KEY FINDING: Adult-onset presentation of cervicothoracic SCM is extremely rare, often leading to delayed diagnosis due to nonspecific symptoms.
Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This case report describes the successful microsurgical repair of a severed thoracic spinal cord in a 34-year-old man who sustained a penetrating stab injury. The patient presented with Brown-Séquard ...
KEY FINDING: Microsurgical repair of a severed thoracic spinal cord is technically feasible and can lead to significant functional recovery.
Medicine, 2022 • July 29, 2022
This study reports a case of an 8-year-old boy with a C2 fracture and dislocation accompanied by spinal cord injury (SCI) and left C2–C3 facet locking, who underwent open reduction and internal fixati...
KEY FINDING: Posterior open reduction with pedicle screw and lateral mass screw internal fixation can achieve satisfactory results in treating cervical fracture and dislocation with unilateral facet lock.