Browse the latest research summaries in the field of musculoskeletal medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • January 1, 2012
Patients with SB are at increased risk of fractures and low BMD. Risk factors include neurological involvement, non-ambulatory status and physical inactivity. There is limited evidence and consensus o...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SB are at increased risk for fractures and low bone mineral density (BMD).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • June 8, 2017
This case report presents a 27-year-old male with a T10 ASIA Impairment Scale A spinal cord injury who developed hyperphosphatemia as a complication of etidronate therapy for heterotopic ossification....
KEY FINDING: A patient with SCI developed hyperphosphatemia during etidronate treatment for HO.
Phys Ther, 2008 • March 1, 2008
This case report demonstrates that early administration of a load intervention, careful estimation of the loading dose, and detailed surveillance of patient adherence aided in the interpretation of a ...
KEY FINDING: The patient adhered to the electrical stimulation protocol, performing nearly 8,000 soleus muscle contractions per month.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This study examined the relationship between circulating markers of bone turnover and circulating RANKL/OPG levels with the severity of SCI, aging, or to differences in mobility. The study found a sig...
KEY FINDING: Increasing age was significantly associated with increased OPG and CTx levels.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2008 • May 1, 2008
This study compared the effectiveness of different electrical stimulation strategies (progressively increasing intensity, frequency, or both) on maintaining paralyzed quadriceps muscle force during re...
KEY FINDING: Progressively increasing both stimulation intensity and frequency generated more successful contractions than progressively increasing the frequency followed by intensity.
Osteoporos Int, 2009 • March 1, 2009
This study prospectively assessed risk factors for hospitalization due to low-impact fractures in individuals with chronic SCI. It found a significant association between motor complete SCI and greate...
KEY FINDING: Motor complete spinal cord injury is an independent risk factor for hospitalization due to low-impact fractures.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This case series evaluated patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) who were suspected of having heterotopic ossification (HO) but had negative initial bone scans. The study identified seven patients wi...
KEY FINDING: Seven patients with SCI and clinically suspected HO had initially negative triple-phase bone scans that later became positive.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This study compared bone density in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) based on their daily standing time to evaluate the effect of weight-bearing on bone health. The results showed no significant...
KEY FINDING: No significant difference was found among the mean t-scores of lumbar and proximal femoral regions of the groups.
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2008 • September 15, 2008
Long-term training with soleus electrical stimulation preserved BMD in individuals with SCI. Depending on the analysis procedures employed, trabecular BMD was between 27.5% and 40.5% higher in the tra...
KEY FINDING: After 4.5 to 6 years of training, the average trained limb BMD was 27.5% higher than the untrained limb BMD, indicating a significant bone-sparing effect.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2009 • January 1, 2009
This study identified several physical and logistical barriers to DXA scanning for individuals with SCI, including scanner design, room size, and staffing requirements. The process of DXA scanning is ...
KEY FINDING: Scanner design and configuration in the scanning room limited accessibility, increased typical scanning time, and made additional staff necessary.