Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Surgery, 2024 • February 1, 2024
This scoping review assessed the re-triage guidelines across US states, identifying that less than half of the states have established guidelines for the inter-facility transfer of trauma patients. Th...
KEY FINDING: Only 22 out of 50 US states (44%) have established re-triage guidelines for emergency inter-facility transfer of trauma patients.
Cureus, 2023 • October 25, 2023
This retrospective study evaluated the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in spinal cord injury patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Malaysia between 2018 and 2019. The study found that the i...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of PE among spinal cord injury patients with VTE symptoms was 6.70%.
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2024 • February 1, 2024
This study introduces a technique for using intraoperative ultrasound in spinal trauma surgery performed in the lateral decubitus position. A capsular bag is created to allow for acoustic coupling and...
KEY FINDING: Intraoperative ultrasound was successfully used in all patients to explore decompression of the spinal canal and assess injuries to the neural elements.
European Stroke Journal, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This systematic review evaluated 24 papers on EMS dispatcher recognition of stroke, revealing significant variations in stroke recognition across different EMS settings. The review found a wide range ...
KEY FINDING: The sensitivity of stroke recognition by EMS dispatchers varied widely, ranging from 17.9% to 83.0% across the studies examined.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This case report presents the successful surgical management of a 13-month-old male with traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation and severe C6-7 distraction injury following a motor vehicle accident. ...
KEY FINDING: Posterior instrumented fusion with laminar hooks and polyester tape can be a viable option for stabilizing severe cervical spine injuries in infants when traditional screw fixation is not feasible due to small bone size.
Front. Mol. Neurosci., 2024 • January 8, 2024
The study investigated brainstem structural differences in veterans deployed to the Gulf War and Iraq/Afghanistan, finding smaller brainstem volumes and reduced white matter integrity in both groups c...
KEY FINDING: Veterans from both Gulf War and Iraq/Afghanistan campaigns exhibited smaller brainstem volumes compared to healthy controls, along with larger periaqueductal gray matter volumes.
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024 • February 1, 2024
This case report presents a rare instance of extreme subaxial cervical spine dislocation following a traffic accident, resulting in complete spinal cord transection in a 22-year-old female patient. Th...
KEY FINDING: The patient sustained a severe C6/C7 dislocation resulting in complete transection of the spinal cord, as confirmed by MDCT imaging.
Continuum (Minneap Minn), 2024 • February 1, 2024
Traumatic spinal cord injury leads to long-term neurologic deficits with profound physical, social, and vocational implications, resulting in a diminished quality of life. The initial management of tr...
KEY FINDING: Motor vehicle accidents and falls are the most common causes of traumatic spinal cord injuries.
Annals of Medicine & Surgery, 2024 • February 5, 2024
This case report describes a rare instance of a 32-year-old male with severe traumatic C7–T1 spondylolisthesis who presented without motor neurological deficits. The patient underwent a two-stage surg...
KEY FINDING: The patient had a grade III traumatic C7–T1 spondylolisthesis with cord compression, a fracture in the C7 vertebra, and disc damage, but surprisingly, no motor neurological deficits.
World Neurosurgery: X, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This population-based cohort study with 271 patients showed that surgical treatment of SCSIs provides excellent outcomes. The surgical approach did not affect the outcome of surgery, but the different...
KEY FINDING: Fixation alignment was maintained in 96.9% of patients, indicating a high success rate in stabilizing the spine.