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ArticleCureus2021

The Aging Population Faces Increased Risk for Musculoskeletal Pathologies: The Problematic Atlas-Axis Instability.

Antonia Nituleasa, Elizabeth D Liu, Ryan F Amidon, Christ Ordookhanian, Paul Kaloostian

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Article in Cureus, 2021. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Antonia NituleasaCell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, USA.
Elizabeth D LiuBiochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, USA.
Ryan F AmidonMedicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Christ OrdookhanianMedicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, USA.
Paul KaloostianNeurological Surgery, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, USA.
Riverside Community Hospital · USUniversity of California, Riverside · USNeurological Surgery · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI), particularly of the traumatic variety, is a relatively common condition that disproportionately affects the elderly. Cases of SCI with nontraumatic etiologies in the geriatric population have increased over the last 20 years, however. Pannus formation, resulting from chronic inflammation of the spine, is one such etiology that may progress to SCI and potentially result in rapid neurological degeneration. Here we describe a case of an elderly woman who presented with a sudden onset of quadriplegia without a history of trauma. Radiography revealed upper cervical instability and fracture due to the presence of a large erosive pannus formation. Unfortunately, in the context of severe SCI, the reversibility of neurological decline is not always guaranteed. Additionally, surgical intervention is not always appropriate, especially among the elderly population, where medical management and end-of-life care are more often delivered.

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atlantoaxial instabilityelderly populationend of life carepannuspars fracturequadriplegiaspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID34141512
PMCPMC8206866
OpenAlexW3160718889

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