The benefits of early decompression in cervical spinal cord injury.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1998
Abstract
Decompression and stabilization have been shown to improve neurologic outcome in cases of cervical spine trauma with proven compression of the spinal cord. This paper reviews experimental and clinical research to clarify the benefits of early surgery for cervical spinal cord injury. The direct clinical benefit of early surgery is a theoretic improvement in neurologic recovery over that of delayed surgery. Additional benefits of early surgery include the clinical advantages of a decreased length of hospitalization and its associated complications and a decreased time to rehabilitation and mobilization. Proper, timely surgical intervention can better the physiologic environment so as to allow for maximum neurologic improvement.
Volume
27
Issue
1
First Page
23
Last Page
28
ISSN
1078-4519
Published In/Presented At
Rosenfeld, J. F., Vaccaro, A. R., Albert, T. J., Klein, G. R., & Cotler, J. M. (1998). The benefits of early decompression in cervical spinal cord injury. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 27(1), 23–28.
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
9452832
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article