Browse the latest research summaries in the field of orthopedics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2025 • March 4, 2025
This study introduces a smart assistive bone-cement injection system for percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA) to overcome the shortcomings of currently used injection devices. The smart system de...
KEY FINDING: The motorized injection group had significantly fewer intraoperative X-ray fluoroscopies compared to the manual injection group, indicating reduced radiation exposure for the surgeon.
Cureus, 2025 • February 18, 2025
This prospective case-control study evaluated serum S100B levels in ASCI patients and healthy controls to assess its potential as a biomarker for injury severity and neurological recovery. The study f...
KEY FINDING: Serum S100B levels in ASCI patients were significantly higher than controls at baseline and two weeks, normalizing after six weeks.
Cureus, 2025 • March 4, 2025
This retrospective study investigated factors associated with SCIWORET in cervical SCI patients, focusing on CCS, cervical OPLL, and DISH. The study found that CCS and cervical OPLL were independent p...
KEY FINDING: CCS was present in 85.7% of the SCIWORET group compared to 53.8% in the SCI with fracture group (p < 0.0001).
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2025 • March 13, 2025
This study investigates the relationship between high-signal intensity on MRI-T2WI and cervical dynamic change using kinematic MRI to determine risk factors associated with high signals. The degree of...
KEY FINDING: The degree of cord compression was remarkably increased in both groups with cervical ranging from flexion to extension.
Acta Orthopaedica, 2016 • July 1, 2016
This study evaluated the effect of a single dose of erythropoietin (EPO) on bone healing in a rabbit long-bone defect model. EPO was administered either locally to the defect or systemically during su...
KEY FINDING: Both local and systemic EPO treatment significantly increased bone formation compared to the control group. Specifically, bone formation was 2.3 to 2.5 times greater in the treatment groups after 12 weeks.
Br J Sports Med, 1999 • February 1, 1999
This study reviewed cases of disabling cervical spine injuries in Argentine rugby from 1977 to 1997, finding an average of 0.9 cases per year, with a higher incidence in the last 10 years of the study...
KEY FINDING: Forwards are more prone to disabling injury of the cervical spine than backs.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2018 • September 4, 2018
This case report highlights the rare but severe complication of Charcot spinal arthropathy (CSA) following spinal cord injury, leading to significant spinal disruption and aortic displacement. The pat...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with a 48-year history of T3 AIS A paraplegia. He experienced painless low back crepitance.
J. Clin. Med., 2025 • February 21, 2025
This study analyzed data from the German Arthroplasty Registry (EPRD) on nearly 100,000 femoral neck fractures to identify survival rates and risk factors for failure following hemiarthroplasty (HA) a...
KEY FINDING: The failure rate was 3.7% for hemiarthroplasties and 5.6% for total hip arthroplasties, with most failures occurring within six weeks after surgery.
Orthopedic Reviews, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This study evaluated the use of bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) in conjunction with core decompression for the treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis (FHN). The trial found that while core de...
KEY FINDING: Significant pain reduction and functional improvement were observed postoperatively in both groups.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 9, 2019
This study evaluated the effect of water spray (WS) on core temperature (Tc) during exercise in athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) compared to able-bodied (AB) individuals. The key finding was tha...
KEY FINDING: Water spray significantly attenuated the rise in core temperature in athletes with tetraplegia during exercise.