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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2021

Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: relationship of MRI findings to initial neurological impairment.

Chen Jin, Lijuan Zhao, Jinhui Wu, Lianshun Jia, Liming Cheng, Ning Xie

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Article 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. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chen JinDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China.
Lijuan ZhaoDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China.
Jinhui WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Lianshun JiaDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Liming ChengDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China. limingcheng@tongji.edu.cn.
Ning XieDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389 Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China. nxieprof18@tongji.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0470-9928

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purposeTo quantify the degree of available space for the cord and cord swelling in patients following traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (TCSCI), and to assess the relationship among the available space for the cord, cord swelling, and the severity of neurological impairment.

methodsThis study included 91 patients. The following indexes were measured by two blinded observers: maximum cord available area (CAA

resultsPatients who were AIS grade A (complete injury) demonstrated significantly greater median CAA

conclusionThe present study provides a novel radiologic method for identifying the severity of TCSCI with T2-weighted MRI findings. Greater available space for the cord (CAA LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Diagnostic: individual cross-sectional studies with consistently applied reference standard and blinding.

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Cervical CordSpinal Cord InjuriesSpinal InjuriesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesCervical spineMagnetic resonance imagingSpinal cord injuryTrauma

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