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ReviewFrontiers in surgery2021

Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature.

Timothy Y Wang, Christine Park, Hanci Zhang, Shervin Rahimpour, Kelly R Murphy, C Rory Goodwin, Isaac O Karikari, Khoi D Than, Christopher I Shaffrey, Norah Foster and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Duraplasty in acute spinal cord injury: a systematic review.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 · 2025
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  20. Management of traumatic spinal cord injury in the Nordic countries: a multidisciplinary survey.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Timothy Y WangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Christine ParkDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Hanci ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Shervin RahimpourDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Kelly R MurphyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
C Rory GoodwinDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Isaac O KarikariDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Khoi D ThanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Christopher I ShaffreyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.
Norah FosterPremier Orthopedics, Centerville, OH, United States.
Muhammad M Abd-El-BarrDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a debilitating disease that poses significant functional and economic burden on both the individual and societal levels. Prognosis is dependent on the extent of the spinal injury and the severity of neurological dysfunction. If not treated rapidly, patients with TSCI can suffer further secondary damage and experience escalating disability and complications. It is important to quickly assess the patient to identify the location and severity of injury to make a decision to pursue a surgical and/or conservative management. However, there are many conditions that factor into the management of TSCI patients, ranging from the initial presentation of the patient to long-term care for optimal recovery. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the etiologies of spinal cord injury and the complications that may arise, and present an algorithm to aid in the management of TSCI.

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complicationsmanagementreviewsurgerytraumatic spinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID34966774
PMCPMC8710452

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