Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Cureus, 2021 • April 27, 2021
This article reviews the current literature on neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO), a condition characterized by pathological bone formation in soft tissues following spinal cord or brain injury...
KEY FINDING: NHO prevalence in SCI patients ranges from 10% to 53%, with lower rates in pediatric patients.
Surgical Neurology International, 2021 • May 31, 2021
This case report describes a rare presentation of a thoracic spine schwannoma in a patient who developed severe paraparesis after a traumatic injury. The initial presentation mimicked a hemorrhage, de...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with severe paraparesis four days after a traumatic injury, which led to the discovery of a thoracic spine schwannoma.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 • October 28, 2022
This study compared health service usage and distances travelled by people with transport-related orthopaedic, brain and spinal cord injuries across regional and metropolitan Victoria in the first thre...
KEY FINDING: People with orthopaedic injuries and TBI in regional areas had greater odds of seeing a GP compared with their metropolitan counterparts.
Cureus, 2022 • October 13, 2022
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a life-threatening condition that affects patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) at the T6 level and above, triggered by noxious stimuli below the neurological level of...
KEY FINDING: The case report highlights that autonomic dysreflexia (AD) can be easily missed by medical staff unfamiliar with the condition, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2022 • December 1, 2022
This retrospective study explores the impact of physiatry on acute traumatic spinal cord injury (ATSCI) outcomes at a level 1 trauma center using propensity score matching (PSM). The study found that ...
KEY FINDING: Physiatry involvement was associated with increased odds of discharge to inpatient rehabilitation.
North American Spine Society Journal, 2022 • November 25, 2022
Uninsured patients are less likely to be discharged to acute rehabilitation or alternative healthcare facilities following surgical management of SCI. High out-of-pocket costs for uninsured patients i...
KEY FINDING: Uninsured patients are less likely to be discharged to acute rehabilitation or alternative healthcare facilities following surgical management of SCI.
Arch Plast Surg, 2022 • December 13, 2022
This case report describes the successful application of SETS obturator to femoral nerve transfer in a patient with electrical injury-induced femoral neuropathy and spinal cord injury. The SETS techni...
KEY FINDING: The SETS nerve transfer technique, combined with tendon lengthening, significantly improved knee extension in a patient with electrical injury-induced femoral neuropathy and spinal cord injury.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 • January 19, 2023
This retrospective study analyzed the epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) in Wuhan, China, from 2016 to 2021. Data were collected from Tongji Hospital, including patient ...
KEY FINDING: The male-to-female ratio of TSCI patients was 3:1, with a mean age of 39.4 years. The 30–39-year age group had the largest percentage of injuries.
Cureus, 2023 • February 8, 2023
This study evaluates the single anterior approach for treating subaxial cervical spine dislocation (CSD), a condition that can cause significant neurological issues. The study included 64 patients who...
KEY FINDING: Reduction of the dislocation was achieved in 92.2% of cases using the anterior approach, with only 7.8% requiring corpectomy.
Cureus, 2023 • February 20, 2023
This study compared short-segment fixation with fracture level inclusion (SSFIFL) to long-segment pedicle fixation (LSPF) for treating unstable thoracolumbar fractures with partial spinal cord injurie...
KEY FINDING: No significant differences were found in radiological outcomes (kyphotic angle, kyphotic deformation, Beck index) between SSFIFL and LSPF groups at the final follow-up.