Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This study assessed the efficacy of posterior trans-intervertebral osteotomy with anterior support (TIOAS) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis using computer simulations for preoperative planning....
KEY FINDING: Patients who underwent posterior trans-intervertebral osteotomy with anterior support achieved good clinical results with favorable correction rates and minimal estimated blood loss.
Neural Regen Res, 2019 • April 1, 2019
This study aimed to establish and verify a surgical prognostic model for cervical spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality. The model uses factors like cervical stenosis, JOA score, and dis...
KEY FINDING: A prognostic model was established: logit(P) = −25.4545 + 21.2576VALUE + 1.2160SCORE − 3.4224TIME, where VALUE is the Pavlov ratio, SCORE is the JOA score, and TIME is disease duration.
Adv Mater, 2019 • January 1, 2019
Advances in biomaterial synthesis, stem cell biology, bioimaging, microsurgery, and microscale technologies have made minimally invasive therapeutics a viable tool in regenerative medicine. Therapeuti...
KEY FINDING: Needles have been utilized to deliver cell-laden biomaterials into the body.
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 2021 • June 6, 2021
This study investigates the transplantation of a vascularized pedicle of hemisected spinal cord to bridge a gap created by removing a segment of the thoracic spinal cord in dogs. The use of PEG at the...
KEY FINDING: Motor function was partially restored in dogs that underwent the transplantation procedure with PEG treatment, as evidenced by the re-establishment of anatomic continuity and axonal sprouting.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2016 • July 1, 2016
This study presents a novel MRI-guided stereotactic system for accurate intraspinal electrode targeting and delivery. The system's accuracy was validated using a phantom and in vivo pig model, demonst...
KEY FINDING: The root mean squared (RMS) error between actual frame coordinates and software-coordinates, both acquired using the test phantom, was 1.09 ± 0.20 mm.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2018 • June 1, 2018
Nerve and tendon transfer surgeries are valuable techniques for improving upper extremity function in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). These procedures involve sacrificing a functio...
KEY FINDING: Surgical options to improve function include surgery to restore elbow extension, wrist extension, and hand opening and closing function, catering to the specific needs of individuals with cervical SCI.
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2025 • January 24, 2025
This study investigates the effect of surgical timing on perioperative complications in spinal trauma patients. Delayed surgical treatment may be associated with more perioperative complications compa...
KEY FINDING: Delayed surgical treatment is potentially associated with more perioperative complications compared to early surgery in non-SCI patients.
Surgical Neurology International, 2025 • January 10, 2025
This paper reports two cases of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) of the occipital sinus (OS) that developed after head trauma. These rare vascular malformations pose diagnostic and therapeutic cha...
KEY FINDING: Trauma can be a significant factor in the development of OS DAVFs. Both cases presented involved patients with a history of head trauma prior to the development of the fistula.
J Spine Surg, 2018 • June 1, 2018
This case report describes a rare complication of total lumbar disc replacement (TDR), where the viscoelastic nucleus of the artificial disc herniated, causing nerve compression and radiculopathy. The...
KEY FINDING: The case report presents an unreported complication of lumbar TDR involving herniation of the viscoelastic nucleus, mimicking a disc herniation.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • November 1, 2018
This case report highlights a fatal case of innominate artery hemorrhage in a patient with tetraplegia and a tracheostomy, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and managing this rare but lethal c...
KEY FINDING: A 'sentinel bleed' or 'herald bleed' can be an early warning sign of a trachea-innominate artery fistula (TIF). This bleeding may be self-limiting but recurrent, and can be aggravated by coughing or aspiration.