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ArticleSurgical neurology international2020

Traumatic cervical spine injury: Short-and medium-term prognostic factors in 102 patients.

Hilal Abboud, Idris Ziani, Adyl Melhaoui, Yasser Arkha, Abdessamad Elouahabi

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hilal AbboudDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Idris ZianiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Adyl MelhaouiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Yasser ArkhaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Abdessamad ElouahabiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Winthrop-University Hospital · USMohammed V University · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTraumatic cervical spine injuries (CSIs) can be defined as osteodiscoligamentous lesions and are frequent in the young and active population. These lesions are often associated with significant devastating neurological deficits. Here, we sought to establish short-and medium-term prognostic factors that could help predict future outcomes.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 102 adults admitted for traumatic CSI over an 11-year period (January 2004-December 2014). Patients were graded using Frankel scale as exhibiting good or poor outcomes.

resultsTwo risk factors that significantly predicted results for CSI included original poor Frankel grades (e.g., A and B) and initial neurovegetative disorders (e.g., respectively,

conclusionHere, we identified two significant risk factors for predicting poor outcomes following CSI; poor initial Frankel Grades A and B and neurovegetative disorders at the time of original presentation.

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Cervical spineFrankel scaleInjuryNeurological deficitNeurovegetative disordersPrognostic factorsTrauma

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