Damage control of multiple injuries headed by cervical spinal cord injury

Intraoperative Sonography of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury:

Intraoperative spinal sonography (lOSS) with a 7.5-MHz sector transducer was performed in 30 patients with cervical spine injury associated with neurologic deficits. A laminectomy (25 patients) or anterior carpectomy (five patients) during spinal surgery provided the lOSS imaging window. The surgery was performed for either spinal decompression or fixation as part of the initial care of these p...

Surgical management of multilevel cervical spinal stenosis and spinal cord injury complicated by cervical spine fracture

BACKGROUND There are few reports regarding surgical management of multilevel cervical spinal stenosis with spinal cord injury. Our purpose is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of open-door expansive laminoplasty in combination with transpedicular screw fixation for the treatment of multilevel cervical spinal stenosis and spinal cord injury in the trauma population. METHODS This was a ret...

Bradycardia Secondary to Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Application of QFD method in toothbrush design for the cervical spinal cord injury handicapped (Tetraplegia)

Background: The spinal cord trauma is a lost physical performance that causes physical limitations in addition to mental, social and economic disadvantages. The mouth and tooth health is known as one of the related issues to the physical quality of life. Providing the conditions of the more independence for these people in brushing teeth can improve the level of mouth and tooth hygiene. The aim...

Acute Hydrocephalus Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

We present a case of acute hydrocephalus secondary to cervical spinal cord injury in a patient with diffuse ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). A 75-year-old male patient visited the emergency department with tetraparesis and spinal shock. Imaging studies showed cervical spinal cord injury with hemorrhage and diffuse OPLL from C1 to C4. We performed decompressive laminec...