ArticleSurgical neurology international2019
Ultra-early surgery in complete cervical spinal cord injury improves neurological recovery: A single-center retrospective study.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Association between surgical timing and neurological recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Is time really spine? Early versus delayed surgical decompression in traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2026Review
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- Impact of early versus delayed surgery on 30-day outcomes in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: a single-center propensity score-matched cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for subaxial cervical spine injuries; management challenges and early outcome in a neurosurgical center.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- An Overview of Adult Acute Traumatic Neurologic Injury for the Anesthesiologist:Current anesthesiology reports · 2025Article
- Commentary: A new era in the management of spinal metastasis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Prognostic MRI parameters in acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.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 · 2023Article
- Brown-Séquard syndrome caused by multiple knife trauma gunshot with late debridement: Two cases report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Predicting the Role of Preoperative Intramedullary Lesion Length and Early Decompressive Surgery in ASIA Impairment Scale Grade Improvement Following Subaxial Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Time is spine: What's over the horizon.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Ultra-early Spinal Decompression Surgery Can Improve Neurological Outcome of Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2022Review
- Management of Traumatic Spinal Fracture in Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation.Asian spine journal · 2020Article
- Response to: Management of Traumatic Spinal Fracture in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation.Asian spine journal · 2020Article
- Pearls for addressing traumatic cranio-cervical instability in a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).North American Spine Society journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study evaluated how the neurological outcome in patients operated on cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) was positively influenced by ultra-early surgery (UES).
methodsBetween 2010 and 2017, 81 patients with traumatic cervical SCI were assigned to the UES group (<12 h after injury; UES) and ES group (surgery between 12 and 48 h after injury; ES). Additional variables evaluated for the two groups included; age, sex, comorbidities charlson comorbidity index (CCI), level of trauma, type of fracture, preoperative and ASIA scores, pre- and post-operative neuroradiological examinations, surgical approaches, and complications.
resultsForty-seven of 81 (58.02%) patients exhibited improved neurological function 12 months postoperatively; better outcomes were observed in the UES (29 of 40 [72.5%]) versus ES groups (18 of 41 [43.9%]) (
conclusionUltra-early surgical timing in SCI patients appeared to be the most important factor determining the extent of postoperative neurological improvement, particularly regarding motor function recovery.
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