Abstract Study design Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Purpose Three-column
injuries making the spine unstable require adequate fixation which can be achieved by …

Expansion duraplasty to reopen effaced subarachnoid space and improve spinal cord
perfusion, autoregulation, and spinal pressure reactivity index (sPRX) has been advocated …

Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can be a devastating and costly event for individuals,
their families, and the health system as a whole. Prognosis is heavily dependent on the …

Objective. Through the follow‐up analysis of cervical spine fracture cases with ankylosing
spondylitis (AS), a treatment‐oriented fracture classification method is introduced to evaluate …

Background Cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) fractures are frequently
unstable and carry significant risk of neurologic injury and death. Most patients with DISH …

Background: In case of injuries to the subaxial cervical spine, especially in osteoporotic
bone, the question of the most stable operative technique arises. There are several …

Subaxial cervical spine injuries are common and encompass a spectrum of injuries ranging
from a minor ligamentous sprain to fracture dislocation with spinal cord injury. These injuries …

The assessment of cervical spine injury during the initial clinical evaluation is challenging as
patients often present with a decreased level of consciousness according to concurrent …

Almost all traumatic spinal cord injuries, except for spinal cord injury without radiographic
abnormality (SCIWORA) or spinal cord injury without radiologic evidence of trauma …

OBJECTIVE Optimal management of A3 and A4 cervical spine fractures, as defined by the
AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System, remains controversial. The objectives of this …