Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J Korean Neurosurg Soc, 2021 • March 1, 2021
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) is crucial during untethering surgery for spinal dysraphism to minimize neurological risks and maximize surgical efficacy. Key IONM modalities inclu...
KEY FINDING: Free-running EMG and triggered EMG are highly useful for identifying lumbosacral roots during surgery.
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2020 • August 25, 2020
This case report describes a 51-year-old man who developed delayed symptomatic spinal adhesive arachnoiditis with cauda equina syndrome three months after undergoing surgery for a traumatic thoracolum...
KEY FINDING: Delayed symptomatic spinal adhesive arachnoiditis can occur after surgery for thoracolumbar flexion-distraction injuries.
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020 • August 28, 2020
This case report describes a rare instance of White Cord Syndrome (WCS) following cervical decompression surgery, further complicated by a hypoxic brain injury (HBI). The patient, who initially presen...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed White Cord Syndrome (WCS) immediately after laminectomy, indicated by loss of motor-evoked potentials and postoperative imaging showing cord edema.
Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This case report details the surgical management of a 53-year-old male with complete spinal cord transection at the T11-T12 level due to a traumatic fracture-dislocation. The surgical intervention inc...
KEY FINDING: The study reports the intraoperative finding and management of complete spinal cord transection in thoracolumbar spine injury, which is rare in reported cases.
Medicine, 2021 • March 1, 2021
This case report highlights the importance of considering neck position as a potential cause of neurological deterioration during ACDF surgery for cervical stenosis. The use of IONM, including SSEP an...
KEY FINDING: Improper neck position during ACDF surgery can lead to transient neurological deterioration, detectable by IONM.
Neurospine, 2021 • March 1, 2021
This study analyzes pooled data from multiple sources to determine the impact of surgical decompression timing on neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. The study uses advanced statistical me...
KEY FINDING: A steep nonlinear association was found that flattened out after 36 hours, implying that earlier decompression times have more impact on outcome than later.
Scientific Reports, 2021 • April 20, 2021
This study investigates the differing impacts of endovascular repair (EVR) and open repair (OR) on spinal cord injury using a canine model. The results indicate that EVR primarily causes white matter ...
KEY FINDING: EVR causes white matter damage in the spinal cord, particularly affecting the dorsal column medial lemniscus area.
Spine Surg Relat Res, 2021 • April 1, 2021
This study anatomically investigated the localization of the lumbar plexus within the psoas muscle using 27 cadavers. The psoas muscle was cut at L2/3, L3/4, and L4/5 disc levels, and the position of ...
KEY FINDING: The lumbar plexus is located in the posterior one-third and medial one-third of the psoas muscle.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021 • May 8, 2021
This study retrospectively compared one-stage posterior LFF and LF for cervical OPLL patients with radicular pain, finding LFF more effective in relieving arm pain. While LFF resulted in longer operat...
KEY FINDING: The VAS score for arm pain was significantly lower in the LFF group compared with the LF group, indicating better pain relief.
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study examines the impact of COVID-19 shelter-in-place restrictions on neurosurgical trauma management in two Level 1 trauma centers in Santa Clara County. The study found a decrease in TBI and s...
KEY FINDING: There was a decrease in the number of TBI and spinal fractures during the post-policy period.