Better late than never: Clinical outcomes of delayed fixation in thoracolumbar spinal trauma.
Tushar Narayan RathodAshwin Hemant SatheNandan Amrit MaratheS S MohantyPrashant KambleBhushan HadoleAbhinandan Reddy MallepallyPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)
This study highlights that there is still a significant scope for neurological improvement even after delayed surgery in patients with thoracolumbar SCI. The lower the LEMS score at the time of presentation, signal changes in the cord and presence of cord transection have a significant influence on unfavourable clinical outcomes at the end of 1-year post-surgery.