Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
Showing 51-60 of 614 results
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This retrospective study compared hemiarch repair and total arch replacement (TAR) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) in 107 patients. The primary outcomes were stroke rate, spinal cord injur...
KEY FINDING: The study found no significant differences in early mortality, stroke rate, or spinal cord injury between patients undergoing hemiarch repair and those undergoing total arch replacement.
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2025 • February 1, 2025
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is most common following trauma, typically involving motor vehicle incidents. The clinical prognosis depends on many factors, most importantly the initial grade of injury. We ...
KEY FINDING: A computed tomography scan demonstrated cervicomedullary transection caused by C6-C7 facet distraction with C6 retrolisthesis on C7.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2025 • February 3, 2025
This retrospective study evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of Anterior Lumbar Discectomy Fusion (ALDF) for treating L5/S1 lumbar disc herniation. The results showed significant improvements i...
KEY FINDING: ALDF effectively alleviates symptoms of lumbar disc herniation, with significant improvements in JOA, ODI, and NRS scores postoperatively.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2025 • January 23, 2025
This case report describes a 36-year-old woman who developed left-sided hemiparesis following IDET for cervical disc herniation. MRI revealed cervical cord edema, and examination showed neurological d...
KEY FINDING: The patient experienced left-sided hemiparesis after IDET, indicating neurological damage. MRI confirmed cervical cord edema.
Cureus, 2025 • January 19, 2025
The study presents a simplified surgical technique for intrathecal baclofen (ITB) catheter replacement. It uses a 16-gauge peripheral vein catheter to guide the new catheter through the granulation tu...
KEY FINDING: The intrathecal catheter was successfully replaced through the granulation tunnel using a 16-gauge peripheral vein catheter as a guide.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2025 • November 26, 2024
This retrospective study assessed the effectiveness of intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring in detecting postoperative neurological deficits in scoliotic patients undergoing surgical correct...
KEY FINDING: Intraoperative monitoring was used in approximately 60% of scoliosis surgeries with reported complications.
Children, 2025 • January 29, 2025
This report details a rare instance of an infant with achondroplasia developing acute tetraparesis after a cervical whiplash injury, highlighting key multidisciplinary management considerations and sp...
KEY FINDING: A multidisciplinary approach is crucial for managing children with achondroplasia, especially those with foramen magnum stenosis and cervical spine injuries.
Curr Opin Crit Care, 2025 • April 1, 2025
The timing of spinal decompression and hemodynamic management may impact neurological function, however, because of the deficiencies of current studies, individualized, patient-tailored decision-makin...
KEY FINDING: Early decompression (within 24 hours) may improve neurological outcomes, but the evidence is not definitive and may be influenced by study methodology and patient heterogeneity.
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2025 • January 25, 2025
This study evaluated the predictive ability of various frailty scores for adverse outcomes in surgically managed isolated traumatic spinal injury (TSI) patients without spinal cord injury. Simpler fra...
KEY FINDING: The 5-mFI and 11-mFI outperformed other scores in predicting in-hospital mortality, any complication, and failure-to-rescue (FTR).
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2025 • March 27, 2025
This retrospective study compared a novel surgical strategy, normothermic artery bypass and visceral-anastomosis-first (NABP), to normothermic iliac perfusion (NIP) for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurys...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of paraplegia was significantly lower in the NABP group (0.00%) compared to the NIP group (9.72%), with a p-value of 0.047.