Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2013 • May 30, 2013
This study aimed to compare the outcomes of SCI subjects with or without multiple injuries, examining functional and neurological status at admission and discharge. The results showed that while patie...
KEY FINDING: SCI patients with and without multiple injuries differed significantly with regard to the level and completeness of the lesion.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2013 • July 1, 2013
This paper describes how novel technologies such as the computer-assisted rehabilitation environment (CAREN) may improve physical and cognitive rehabilitation for wounded warfighters. The CAREN system...
KEY FINDING: Virtual reality-based gait training programs can positively influence physiological and biomechanical performance in individuals with combat injuries.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 2013 • October 7, 2013
This case report describes a rare instance of traumatic midthoracic spondyloptosis resulting in complete spinal cord injury, emphasizing the diagnostic role of radiology. Surgical intervention, includ...
KEY FINDING: The case report details a 20-year-old male who experienced T5-6 spondyloptosis with complete spinal cord transection following a motorcycle accident.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This study assessed the relationships between walking devices and behaviors, including alcohol use, prescription medication use, and exercise, with FRI among participants with SCI who are ambulatory. ...
KEY FINDING: Ambulatory participants using a wheelchair as their primary mobility mode had fewer fall-related injuries compared to those who walked more.
Crit Care Med, 2014 • June 1, 2014
This study compares the dynamic systemic inflammatory responses of TSCI vs. non-SCI patients, suggesting a key role for IP-10 in driving systemic IL-10 and morbidity. The systemic inflammatory respons...
KEY FINDING: Circulating IL-10 was significantly elevated in thoraco-cervical TSCI vs. non-SCI, whereas IL-1β, sIL-2Rα, IL-4, IL-5, IL-7, IL-13, IL-17, MIP-1α and -1β, GM-CSF, and IFN-γ were significantly reduced in TSCI vs. non-SCI.
Conflict and Health, 2014 • March 20, 2014
This study evaluates a spinal cord injury rehabilitation program implemented in Sri Lanka following the 2009 conflict, demonstrating the feasibility and effectiveness of providing such care in a compl...
KEY FINDING: The majority of patients (83.2%) were successfully discharged to the community.
Burns & Trauma, 2014 • April 1, 2014
This literature review examined the impact of trauma injuries (SCI, TBI, and burns) on the sexuality and quality of life (QoL) of survivors. It highlights the frequent neglect of sexuality in rehabili...
KEY FINDING: Physiological issues, such as sexual dysfunction, pain, medication side effects, and decreased libido, significantly affect sexuality across SCI, TBI, and burn trauma groups.
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2022 • December 16, 2021
The study analyzes 106 blunt renal trauma cases, with a focus on sports-related injuries, at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Austria. It finds that sports-related renal trauma is more likely to be isolated...
KEY FINDING: Sports-associated blunt renal trauma is more likely to occur isolated and has a lower risk of severe outcomes compared to other trauma mechanisms.
Cureus, 2022 • June 16, 2022
This review compiles recent data on collagen scaffolds for treating SCI in animal models. SCI presents significant challenges due to its economic and psychological impact. Studies using animals with s...
KEY FINDING: Collagen-based scaffolds, when transplanted, showed the most proliferation, and neural stem and progenitor cells survived up to 11 weeks after the transplant.
Healthcare, 2022 • December 7, 2022
The study evaluated the necessity of follow-up chest X-rays (CXRs) in patients with minor chest trauma and fewer than three rib fractures who showed no initial respiratory distress. The results indica...
KEY FINDING: Only 1.6% of patients with minor chest trauma and fewer than three rib fractures required delayed intervention (tube thoracostomy) based on follow-up CXRs.