Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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International Journal of Spine Surgery, 2024 • March 15, 2024
This study highlights various themes surrounding the management of TL spine trauma in a low-resource environment, including lower surgery rates, delays from admission to surgery, safe surgery with lo...
KEY FINDING: The study showed that 64.9% of the 257 TL spine trauma patients underwent surgery with a median postadmission day of 17.0. The mortality rate was 1.2%.
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2024 • January 5, 2024
The study evaluated the impact of pedicle screw size on outcomes following short-segment posterior instrumentation for thoracolumbar fractures. Results indicated that while thicker screws better prese...
KEY FINDING: Using a long, thick pedicle screw placed in the fractured vertebra can better preserve the PBH at the final follow-up.
Cureus, 2024 • February 24, 2024
Prehospital care is critical in managing trauma patients with potential cervical spine injuries (SCI) to prevent further damage during transport and handling. Airway management, including endotracheal...
KEY FINDING: Prehospital care is crucial to prevent or minimize spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the potential for the injury to develop or worsen during patient handling and transportation.
Cureus, 2024 • February 25, 2024
This case report presents the unique instance of a 72-year-old paraplegic woman who sustained bilateral intertrochanteric (IT) femur fractures following a wheelchair accident. The patient underwent si...
KEY FINDING: Single-stage cephalomedullary fixation can be an effective treatment for bilateral IT femur fractures in paraplegic patients, relieving pain and improving transfers.
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 2024 • March 31, 2024
Decompression illness is a collective term for two maladies (decompression sickness [DCS] and arterial gas embolism [AGE]) that may arise during or after surfacing from compressed gas diving. Bubbles ...
KEY FINDING: DCS is caused by bubble formation from dissolved inert gas during or after a reduction in ambient pressure (‘decompression’). Relevant decompressions may occur on ascent from an underwater dive, exiting a pressurised workspace, ascent to high altitude in an unpressurised aircraft, and during extravehicular activity in space.
Pak J Med Sci, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This retrospective study analyzed 73 cases of traumatic cervical spinal cord injury complicated with intramedullary hemorrhage and edema resulting from winter sports. The study identified concomitant ...
KEY FINDING: Emergency surgery can improve neurological function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury complicated by intramedullary hemorrhage and edema caused by winter sports.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This retrospective study analyzed data from 149 patients with cervical spine injuries (CSI) in the Plovdiv metro region of Bulgaria between 2017 and 2021. The study aimed to determine the epidemiology...
KEY FINDING: 65.1% of the 149 patients with CSI were surgically treated.
Brain and Spine, 2024 • April 7, 2024
This overview highlights current literature on surgical timing, techniques, and hemodynamic management in the acute phase of tSCI. It also delves into considerations specific to the elderly population...
KEY FINDING: Early surgical treatment (less than 24 hours after trauma) appears beneficial compared to delayed surgery for tSCI.
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2024 • April 20, 2024
This case report presents the sequential treatment of a patient with a Type II odontoid fracture combined with a severe lower cervical (C6–7) fracture-dislocation featuring bilateral facet joint inter...
KEY FINDING: Emergency closed reduction with cranial tong traction can successfully reduce bilateral facet joint dislocations and odontoid fractures.
Cureus, 2024 • March 29, 2024
This study highlights a significant burden of pediatric traumatic brain and spinal injuries in Bulgaria. Various types of injuries, predominantly head trauma, with falls being the most common cause, o...
KEY FINDING: The largest percent are patients with brain concussion (85.07%, n=114).