Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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JETem, 2022 • October 15, 2022
Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare inflammatory myelopathy presenting as bilateral neurologic deficit localized to the spinal cord. Described in this case report is TM presenting after a respiratory a...
KEY FINDING: MRI revealed increased signal throughout the spinal cord from C-1 to the conus medullaris with mild expansion consistent with transverse myelitis.
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2023 • August 11, 2023
This case report describes a 65-year-old male who experienced a traumatic aortic dissection after a car accident, resulting in transient paraplegia and fractures. The patient underwent endovascular ao...
KEY FINDING: Traumatic aortic dissection can manifest as transient paraplegia.
J Orthop Trauma, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study quantifies the economic impact of lateral compression pelvic fractures on work productivity, considering unemployment, absenteeism, and presenteeism. The findings reveal substantial economi...
KEY FINDING: Patients with lateral compression pelvic fractures lost an average of 67% of a work year, corresponding to $56,276 in lost economic productivity.
Heliyon, 2023 • August 21, 2023
This study investigated the efficacy of combining N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and primrose in treating traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. The results indicated that the combined administration of ...
KEY FINDING: The combination of NAC and primrose significantly improved antioxidant biochemical markers in rats with traumatic SCI by day 14.
International Journal of Surgery, 2023 • September 2, 2023
The study evaluated national trends in TSI incidence and treatment in the US from 2016 to 2019, describing demographic and clinical characteristics of TSI-related hospitalizations as seen in 2019. A t...
KEY FINDING: The estimated overall incidence of TSI was 48.4 per 100 000 persons in 2019.
Surgical Neurology International, 2023 • August 4, 2023
The case report describes a 49-year-old man who experienced a traumatic vertebral artery occlusion following a traffic accident. The occlusion spontaneously recanalized under conservative treatment, b...
KEY FINDING: Spontaneous recanalization of a traumatic vertebral artery occlusion without an occlusive mechanism may carry a similar risk of cerebral infarction as mechanically occluded arteries after repair surgery.
Cureus, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study analyzed factors associated with thoracic vertebral fractures, showing the significance of targeted preventative interventions, such as earlier screening, physical therapy, and nutritional ...
KEY FINDING: Most thoracic vertebral fractures occurred at home (39.67%), with ladders being the most common product associated with these fractures (10.46%).
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 • October 5, 2023
This case report describes a 1.5-year-old French bulldog with traumatic hemorrhagic cervical myelopathy following a road traffic accident. MRI revealed an intramedullary lesion at C2, and conservative...
KEY FINDING: MRI was crucial in diagnosing traumatic hemorrhagic myelopathy in the cervical spinal cord of the dog without vertebral fractures or luxation.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc, 2023 • September 1, 2023
This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 101 patients with Central Cord Syndrome (CCS) treated between 2015 and 2021 to identify risk factors associated with mortality and mechanical ventila...
KEY FINDING: The study found a high mortality rate of 13.9% in patients with CCS, which is higher than previously reported in international studies.
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2024 • November 10, 2023
This study evaluated the ability of the National Spinal Cord Injury Registry of Iran (NSCIR-IR) to assess the quality of care (QoC) for spine trauma patients through post-discharge follow-up during th...
KEY FINDING: The success rate of follow-ups by telephone was 73.38% and 67.05% for non-SCI patients, while face-to-face follow-ups for SCI patients had a success rate of 66.67%.