Browse the latest research summaries in the field of spinal disorders for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2019 • October 18, 2019
This case report details a catastrophic outcome following intraspinal anesthesia due to an undiagnosed spinal deformity leading to an intradural hematoma. The patient suffered significant neurological...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with a massive spindle-like intradural hematoma compressing the dural sac, extending from T12 to S2.
Neurosurgery, 2020 • December 3, 2019
These results demonstrate that patients’subjective reporting of functional status, especially in the mild DCM category, may underrepresent the extent of functional impairment. The GRASSP-M is an objec...
KEY FINDING: Strength, sensation, and manual dexterity significantly declined with increasing DCM severity (P ≤.05).
Medicine, 2020 • May 8, 2020
This case report describes a 59-year-old male who presented with sudden back pain and paraplegia due to a spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma (SSDH). The patient was treated conservatively with bed r...
KEY FINDING: Chronological MRI scans depicted a spontaneous decrease in the hematoma only two days after the presentation of paraplegia.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • September 30, 2022
This case report describes a rare instance of spinal cord compression caused by a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) electrode array in a 58-year-old woman with a history of back pain and multiple spine sur...
KEY FINDING: The case report highlights a very rare complication of SCS, spinal cord compression due to the electrode array.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2022 • October 14, 2022
This case report highlights the importance of red flags screening in a direct access environment and describes the clinical reasoning that led a physical therapist (PT) to refer a patient with low bac...
KEY FINDING: Red flags screening is crucial, especially in direct access settings, for identifying underlying extra-professional pathologies in patients presenting with low back pain.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2022 • October 1, 2022
This study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of overground exoskeleton-assisted gait training (OEGT) for patients with gait disorders caused by spinal stenosis. The study included five pa...
KEY FINDING: Participants showed positive changes in gait performance, balance, proximal muscle strength, psychologic state and satisfaction of rehabilitation after OEGT.
J Trauma Inj, 2022 • March 1, 2022
This case report describes a 69-year-old male who developed bilateral foot drop due to T12 infectious spondylitis after undergoing vertebroplasty. The patient presented with leg pain, paralysis, and u...
KEY FINDING: Bilateral foot drop can be a rare complication of T12 infectious spondylitis following vertebroplasty.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021 • May 8, 2021
This study retrospectively compared one-stage posterior LFF and LF for cervical OPLL patients with radicular pain, finding LFF more effective in relieving arm pain. While LFF resulted in longer operat...
KEY FINDING: The VAS score for arm pain was significantly lower in the LFF group compared with the LF group, indicating better pain relief.
Medicine, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This clinical case report assesses the outcomes of postural drainage targeting the intervertebral space, combined with chemotherapy, for treating thoracolumbar tuberculosis. Eight cases of thoracolum...
KEY FINDING: Postural drainage focusing on the intervertebral space, combined with chemotherapy, led to significant improvements in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) score, and Oswestry functional index.
J Korean Neurosurg Soc, 2021 • March 1, 2021
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) is crucial during untethering surgery for spinal dysraphism to minimize neurological risks and maximize surgical efficacy. Key IONM modalities inclu...
KEY FINDING: Free-running EMG and triggered EMG are highly useful for identifying lumbosacral roots during surgery.