The Relationship of Minor Trauma with the Surgical Outcome in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
; : 133-139, 2015.
Article
ي Ko
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES: To determine the influence of trauma on the neurologic course in patients who have undergone surgery for cervical myelopathy. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW: The postsurgical outcomes were worse from trauma in patients who had a cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) or cervical canal stenosis, in comparison with patients who did not. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted on 70 patients who had undergone surgery due to cervical myelopathy from January 2004 to December 2013 and had at least 1 year of follow-up. Depending on trauma history, the patients were divided into two groups, and their radiological (simple radiographic, computed tomographic, and magnetic resonance imaging) and clinical (Japanese Orthopaedic Association [JOA] score, motor power of upper extremities) results were compared retrospectively. RESULTS: Among 70 patients in total, 18 patients were in the trauma group and 52 were in the non-trauma group, and all cases in the trauma group had a history of minor trauma (11 cases of drivers traffic accidents, 4 cases of slipping and falling, 2 cases of minor pedestrian accidents, and 1 case of falling). Radiologically narrower diameter of the spinal canal showed statistically significant difference between two groups (p=0.042). The JOA scores before and after surgery and the recovery rate did not have a clinically meaningful difference with trauma. However, the degree of motor improvement was significantly higher for the trauma group within 1 week after surgery (p=0.040). CONCLUSIONS: Minor trauma itself may adversely affect the patients' clinical courses.
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النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Spinal Canal
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Spinal Cord Diseases
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Accidents, Traffic
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Longitudinal Ligaments
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Constriction, Pathologic
نوع الدراسة:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
المحددات:
Humans
اللغة:
Ko
مجلة:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
السنة:
2015
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