Traumatic paraplegia pre-Guttmann

Spinal neuroarthropathy after traumatic paraplegia.

Spinal neuroarthropathy is a little-known complication of traumatic paraplegia. Four cases of this syndrome are described, with emphasis on the characteristic radiographic findings of severe juxta-articular bone destruction, dense appositional new bone formation, large osteophytosis, and soft-tissue bony debris. The factors predisposing patients to develop a neuropathic joint are diminished pai...

Non-traumatic paraplegia in northern Tanzania.

A retrospective study of all 100 cases of non-traumatic (medical) paraplegia admitted to a large hospital in northern Tanzania over an eight-year period was undertaken; 15 of the patients were examined. Patients' ages ranged from 2 to 80 years (mean 31), and 67 were male. Seventy-one lived under 85 km (53 miles) from the hospital, and the average period from onset of symptoms of paraplegia to a...

The care of the bladder in traumatic paraplegia.

Operative technique, paraplegia, and mortality after blunt traumatic aortic injury.

HYPOTHESIS The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) during repair of traumatic aortic injuries is associated with a decreased incidence of postoperative paraplegia and mortality. DESIGN AND SETTING Historical cohort study with contemporaneous but nonrandomized controls in a tertiary care hospital from July 1, 1988, through December 31, 1999. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS Consecutive cas...

Surgical aspects of the treatment of traumatic paraplegia.