Nonoperative treatment of acute traumatic spinal injuries: A prospective study

Abstract

The neurological recovery in incomplete spinal injuries in our study was good, but poor in complete injury. Conservative treatment should be adopted in developing countries in patients with poor resources and in centers where facilities are not available for adequate imaging and surgical care. Trauma system is imperative in our country.

Skull traction for cervical spinal injury in Enugu: A 5-year retrospective multicenter analysis of the clinical outcomes of patients treated with two common devices

“…Some previous studies have also made similar observations. [16,17] When the outcome of the two skull traction devices were observed at the end of treatment, although the number of patients treated with GWT traction (n = 57) was more than those of them treated with Crutchfield tongs (n = 48), the difference in the AIS between the two groups was not statistically significant and therefore, did not influence the final outcome [Table 4].…”

Investigação dos impactos da lesão medular traumática na estrutura neuroanatômica de áreas corticais sensoriomotoras

“…entretanto, com o envelhecimento da população, estima-se que a prevalência e a incidência de LME relacionada à queda entre idosos (> 65) aumentem (DEVIVO, 2012;WILSON et al, 2013). A taxa de mortalidade em todo o mundo está entre 48-79% com 4.4-16% ocorrendo antes da alta hospitalar (SEKHON;FEHLINGS, 2001;WYNDAELE et al, 2006 VAHLSING, 1985;PONS et al, 1991;FLORENCE, 1998;HAINS et al, 2003;LEE et al, 2004;KIM et al, 2006; FELIX et al, 2012; HOU et al, 2014;ZHENG et al, 2017). Presumivelmente, tal reorganização ocorre como um mecanismo para compensar a perda funcional associada ao trauma (BUEHLMAIER et al,1998;BAREYRE et al, 2004 (LOTZE et al, 2006;KIM et al, 2006;BAREYRE, 2008;SABRE et al, 2016).…”