Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Global Spine Journal, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the overall survival (OS) and neurologic outcomes of complete versus incomplete surgical resection for patients with intramedullary astrocytom...
KEY FINDING: Complete resection (CR) significantly improved overall survival (OS) compared to incomplete resection (IR).
J Neurosurg Spine, 2022 • October 1, 2022
This study investigates the use of Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging (DBSI) in combination with clinical metrics to predict outcomes of cervical decompression surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopath...
KEY FINDING: The SVM trained with clinical and DBSI metrics achieved an accuracy of 88.1% and an area under the curve of 0.95 in predicting patient outcomes.
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg, 2023 • June 3, 2022
This retrospective study examined the impact of preoperative IMLL and early surgical decompression on AIS grade improvement in TCSCI patients. The results indicate that early surgical decompression an...
KEY FINDING: Early surgery (within 24 hours) resulted in AIS grade improvement in 81.3% of patients, compared to 44.5% in the delayed surgery group.
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2022 • June 27, 2022
The authors describe the first ever-reported occurrence of a post-operative tension pneumosyrinx occurring after a resection of an intradural intramedullary spinal tumour in a 40-year-old patient. Pos...
KEY FINDING: This is the first reported case of post-operative tension pneumosyrinx following resection of an intradural intramedullary spinal tumor.
Die Radiologie, 2022 • July 5, 2022
Postoperative imaging of the spine serves to control the success of the operation and to identify complications. Conventional X-ray, CT, myelography and MRI are available for this purpose. The radiolo...
KEY FINDING: Conventional X-rays are used for postoperative implant placement and integrity checks, and are the first choice for routine examinations.
International Journal of Spine Surgery, 2022 • July 1, 2022
The study aimed to identify the profile and management of patients with upper cervical spine injuries at Hospital da Restauração between 2014 and 2020. The study found that upper cervical spine injury...
KEY FINDING: UCS injuries are more common in young men, often resulting from traffic accidents.
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 2023 • July 26, 2022
This study investigates the use of a high-definition 3D exoscope for minimally invasive spinal cord decompression in thoracolumbar burst fractures. The study compares outcomes and surgeon experiences ...
KEY FINDING: The exoscope group showed a small reduction in surgical time and blood loss compared to the microscope group.
Journal of Neurotrauma, 2022 • December 1, 2022
The study aimed to determine indications for expansion duraplasty in addition to adequate laminectomy in patients with AIS grades A-C tCSCI. The extent of the posterior cervical decompression was base...
KEY FINDING: Patients with sport injuries and inadequate decompression were suitable candidates for expansion duraplasty.
Child's Nervous System, 2022 • July 30, 2022
This case report describes an 11-year-old girl with achondroplasia who presented with symptoms suggestive of worsening lumbar stenosis. However, she was subsequently diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. ...
KEY FINDING: This paper reports the first documented case of myasthenia gravis occurring in a patient with achondroplasia.
J Vasc Surg, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study assessed perioperative outcomes in patients who underwent juxta-/pararenal FEVAR with supraceliac versus infraceliac sealing in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Compared with sealing ...
KEY FINDING: Supraceliac sealing was associated with a lower risk of type-IA completion endoleaks compared with infraceliac sealing.