Geriatric spine fractures–demography, changing trends, challenges and special considerations: a narrative review

A Sunder, HS Chhabra, A Aryal - Journal of clinical orthopaedics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this manuscript was to summarize the demography and changing trends of
geriatric spinal injuries and to enumerate the challenges and special considerations in the …

Association of preoperative hyponatremia with surgical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 observational studies

CB Teo, MY Gan, RYK Tay, WJ Loh… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Preoperative hyponatremia is prevalent in patients undergoing surgical
procedures, but it is uncertain if hyponatremia will lead to increased risk of surgical mortality …

In-hospital mortality for the elderly with acute traumatic spinal cord injury

T Inglis, D Banaszek, CS Rivers, D Kurban… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
As the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in the elderly rises, clinicians are
increasingly faced with difficult discussions regarding aggressiveness of management …

Epidemiology of cervical fracture/cervical spinal cord injury and changes in surgical treatment modalities in elderly individuals during a 10-year period: a nationwide …

N Segi, H Nakashima, M Machino, S Ito… - Global spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective multicenter study Objectives To investigate changes over a 10-
years period in the profile of cervical spine and spinal cord injuries among the elderly in …

Diagnostic accuracy of an artificial intelligence algorithm versus radiologists for fracture detection on cervical spine CT

GJ van den Wittenboer, BYM van der Kolk, IM Nijholt… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To compare diagnostic accuracy of a deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) for
cervical spine (C-spine) fracture detection on CT to attending radiologists and assess which …

Morbidity and mortality of traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries in a geriatric cohort

KV Wilson, JM McDonnell, S O'Malley, D Lynch… - Irish Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Traumatic injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability
worldwide. Major trauma presentations have seen a demographic shift recently from the …

Risk Factors for Early Mortality in Older Patients with Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries—A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 1512 Cases

M Kobayashi, N Yokogawa, S Kato… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
For older patients with decreased reserve function, traumatic cervical spine injuries
frequently lead to early mortality. However, the prognostic factors for early mortality remain …

Does isolated atlantoaxial fusion result in better clinical outcome compared to occipitocervical fusion?

KE Wenning, MF Hoffmann - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The C0 to C2 region is the keystone for range of motion in the upper
cervical spine. Posterior procedures usually include a fusion of at least one segment …

Risk factors for thirty-day morbidity and mortality after spinal trauma

P Sreeharsha, RM Kanna, R Milton, AP Shetty… - European spine …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Traumatic Spinal Injuries (TSI) often follow high velocity injuries and
frequently accompanied by polytrauma. While most studies have focussed on outcomes of …

Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine: Frequency of abnormal findings with relation to age

A Alghamdi, A Alqahtani - Medicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Patients with neck pain are frequently encountered in cervical spine (C-spine)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) practice. However, the exact distribution and prevalence …