Clinical outcomes of late decompression surgery following cervical spinal cord injury with pre-existing cord compression.

Tsunehiko KonomiAkimasa YasudaKanehiro FujiyoshiJunichi YamaneShinjiro KanekoTakatsugu KomiyamaMasakazu TakemitsuYoshiyuki YatoOsahiko TsujiMorio MatsumotoMasaya NakamuraTakashi Asazuma

Published in: Spinal cord (2017)

These results indicate that surgical treatment has an advantage for patients following traumatic CSCI with severe cord compression. In contrast, surgical efficacy is not proved for CSCI patients without severe cord compression.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
minimally invasive
magnetic resonance
prognostic factors
early onset
spinal cord
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
coronary artery disease
neuropathic pain
percutaneous coronary intervention