Traumatic spine and spinal cord injury (SCI) occurred in roughly 17,000 US citizens in 2016,
with an estimated prevalence of approximately 280,000 injured persons. 1 Although the …

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of acute complications of spinal cord injury
(SCI). Along with motor and sensory deficits, instabilities of the cardiovascular …

Objective: To develop recommendations on the timing of surgical decompression in patients
with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and central cord syndrome. Methods: A systematic …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a debilitating disease that poses significant functional
and economic burden on both the individual and societal levels. Prognosis is dependent on …

Study Design: Systematic review. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and synthesis of
the literature to assess the comparative effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of early …

OBJECTIVE Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in significant morbidity and mortality. Improving
neurological recovery by reducing secondary injury is a major principle in the management …

Background context Frailty and sarcopenia variably predict adverse events (AEs) in a
number of surgical populations. Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the ability …

The prognosis for patients with a complete traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is generally
poor. It is unclear whether some subgroups of patients with a complete traumatic SCI could …

Abstract Background Context Current prognostic tools such as the Injury Severity Score
(ISS) that predict mortality following trauma do not adequately consider the unique …

Our study aim was to assess the neurological outcomes of surgical decompression and
stabilization within 5 and 24 h after injury. We performed a multi-center, retrospective cohort …