A Modified Weight-Dropping Technique for Experimental Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

Epidemiology of Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injuries in the North of Iran

Background and Aim: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is one of the most traumatic events threatening patients’ well-being and places a financial burden on health care system. The first step in determination of the exact impact of SCI is to estimate the pattern of traumatic injuries in a population and also the type of frequently occurred co-injuries. Hence, this study was conducted to assess ...

Management of pediatric cervical spine and spinal cord injuries.

DIAGNOSTIC STANDARDS There is insufficient evidence to support diagnostic standards. GUIDELINES In children who have experienced trauma and are alert, conversant, have no neurological deficit, no midline cervical tenderness, and no painful distracting injury, and are not intoxicated, cervical spine x-rays are not necessary to exclude cervical spine injury and are not recommended. In childr...

War Injuries of the Spine and Spinal Cord.

P98: Road Traffic Collisions and Spinal Cord Injuries

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Spinal cord injuries.

A recent article by Dr Robert Heimburger in the Journal was titled, “Is there hope for return of function in lower extremities paralyzed by spinal cord injury?” This question can be answered by showing that innovative attempts are currently being pursued in the hope, as requested by Dr Heimburger, to improve the neurologic results of patients who tragically sustain a spinal cord injury (SCI). D...