Browse the latest research summaries in the field of surgery for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2025 • January 1, 2025
The study introduces and evaluates the C1ZAS technique with an “in-out-in” approach as an alternative to C1 PS placement for AAD patients, especially those with narrow C1 pedicles. The radiographic an...
KEY FINDING: The C1ZAS technique, using an “in-out-in” approach, is a feasible alternative to C1 pedicle screw (PS) placement, particularly in patients with AAD and narrow C1 pedicles.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2024 • January 5, 2024
The study introduces a combined anterior transcorporeal and posterior translaminar approach for full endoscopic treatment of mixed-type two-segment cervical disc herniation (MTCDH). The technique aims...
KEY FINDING: Patients experienced significant symptom and pain reduction post-operatively, as indicated by clinical assessment scales.
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 2023 • March 1, 2023
This retrospective study analyzed 57 patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) and lumbar degenerative scoliosis who underwent single-level unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody f...
KEY FINDING: TLIF surgery appears effective in improving radiographic and clinical outcomes for patients with DLS and lumbar degenerative scoliosis.
J. Clin. Med., 2022 • July 13, 2022
This study investigates the application of artificial intelligence-based algorithms to predict prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS) after lumbar decompression surgery. The findings suggest that mac...
KEY FINDING: Machine learning and deep learning algorithms can predict whether patients will experience an increased LOS following lumbar decompression surgery.
Cureus, 2025 • January 16, 2025
This case highlights the vast diversity of pediatric spinal tumors and their potential for favorable postoperative outcomes. It also provides evidence for the existence of benign, fibrolipomatous infl...
KEY FINDING: The patient had an extensive extradural, intracanal mass from T1 to T10 causing spinal cord compression.
Child's Nervous System, 2025 • January 1, 2025
The study retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent myelomeningocele/myeloschisis closure between 2013 and 2018, following them up to 5 years of age to evaluate cystic spinal lesions. The findin...
KEY FINDING: Cystic lesions are common after myelomeningocele/myeloschisis closure, with 51.2% of patients developing radiographic evidence of cysts.
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2024 • January 15, 2025
The study compared radiographic outcomes and subsidence rates between hyperlordotic and standard lordotic interbody spacers in ACDF patients. Hyperlordotic spacers led to increased cervical lordosis a...
KEY FINDING: Hyperlordotic spacers resulted in a significantly higher cervical lordosis (CL) at 1-year post-surgery compared to standard lordotic spacers.
International Journal of Surgery, 2025 • June 24, 2024
This prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study evaluated the safety and efficacy of intrawound vancomycin powder in preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) after posterior lumbar inter...
KEY FINDING: The study found an 87.5% decrease in the surgical site infection (SSI) rate in the vancomycin group compared to the control group.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This retrospective study compared hemiarch repair and total arch replacement (TAR) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) in 107 patients. The primary outcomes were stroke rate, spinal cord injur...
KEY FINDING: The study found no significant differences in early mortality, stroke rate, or spinal cord injury between patients undergoing hemiarch repair and those undergoing total arch replacement.
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2017 • October 4, 2017
The study evaluated the effectiveness of tendon transfers for restoring hand function in tetraplegic patients, specifically focusing on key pinch and hook grip. Results showed improvements in grip str...
KEY FINDING: Tendon transfer surgeries resulted in average key pinch strength of 1.67 kg and hook grip strength of 2.58 kg at the final follow-up.