Browse the latest research summaries in the field of musculoskeletal medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord, 2004 • March 1, 2004
This study examined the relationship between lower extremity muscle strength and walking performance in persons with chronic ISCI. Lower extremity muscle strength, in particular that of hip flexors, h...
KEY FINDING: Hip flexors, extensors, and abductors showed the highest correlations with functional walking measures on both sides of the body.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2005 • October 1, 2005
This study focused on developing and validating a reliable method for measuring bone mineral density (BMD) in the knees of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) using dual-energy x-ray absorptiome...
KEY FINDING: The study established a highly reliable method for analyzing knee BMD using DXA scans, indicated by high intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC).
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2006 • March 1, 2006
This study examined the effect of electrically induced muscle contractions on bone mineral density (BMD) decline in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Six individuals with complete paralysis u...
KEY FINDING: The percent decline in BMD for the trained tibia (~10%) was significantly less than the untrained tibia (~25%).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This retrospective study evaluated the difference in overall complications between surgical and non-surgical management of lower limb fractures in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The s...
KEY FINDING: The overall rate of complications was significantly higher after non-surgical treatment (63.2%) compared to surgical treatment (25.0%).
Muscle Nerve, 2006 • July 1, 2006
This study investigated muscle fatigue in paralyzed soleus muscles after spinal cord injury (SCI) using a modified Burke fatigue protocol. The protocol demonstrated high between-day reliability. The s...
KEY FINDING: The between-day reliability of the modified Burke fatigue protocol was high (ICC = 0.96), indicating consistent measurements of muscle fatigue.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2006 • October 1, 2006
The purposes of this study are (1) to determine the error attributable to external measurements of tibia length and (2) to establish the difference in BMD along the distal tibia that may occur as a re...
KEY FINDING: Absolute BMD error was greater for able-bodied than for SCI subjects (5.87mg/cm3 vs 4.5mg/cm3).
J Spinal Cord Med, 2006 • January 1, 2006
This study evaluated bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and found that they had lower BMD values than controls in the lumbar spine and hip. The study found that the l...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI had significantly lower BMD values in all measured regions (lumbar spine and hip) compared to controls.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2006 • January 1, 2006
This study evaluated the effectiveness and adverse effects of a single 90-mg pamidronate dose in patients with acute SCI compared to a 30 mg/d 3 3-day regimen. The results showed that the single dose ...
KEY FINDING: Single-dose pamidronate 90 mg is effective at reducing biochemical markers of bone hyperresorption in patients with acute SCI but is associated with a greater incidence of fever compared with a 30 mg/d 3 3-day dosing regimen.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2006 • January 1, 2006
Individuals with SCI not only lose motor and/or sensory function, they experience dramatic muscle and bone changes. Functional electrical stimulation is a method of exercise that has been employed in ...
KEY FINDING: Muscle atrophy can result in reduced metabolic rate and increase the risk of metabolic disorders.
Osteoporos Int, 2008 • May 1, 2008
Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes severe bone loss due to increased bone resorption and decreased bone formation. The study utilized a clinically relevant contusion model of experimental spinal cord inj...
KEY FINDING: A significant decrease in bone mineral density (34%) was observed at the distal femoral metaphysis in injured rats compared to controls just 10 days post-injury.