2015
Analysis of Delays to Surgery for Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Diaz-Collado PJ, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Analysis of Delays to Surgery for Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries. Spine 2015, 40: 992-1000. PMID: 25785963, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCervical VertebraeChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDatabases, FactualDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient AdmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpinal Cord InjuriesTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsCervical spinal cord injuryIncomplete spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryNational Trauma Data Bank Research Data SetCentral spinal cord injuryComplete spinal cord injuryLate surgeryCord injuryUpper cervical spinal cord injuryGreater Charlson Comorbidity IndexSuperior neurological outcomeCharlson Comorbidity IndexMajority of patientsComorbidity indexNeurological outcomeUnderwent surgerySurgical timingInjury characteristicsRetrospective studyEmergency departmentInpatient admissionsPatient populationSurgery occurBACKGROUND DATAPatients
2007
A Quantitative and Reproducible Method to Assess Cord Compression and Canal Stenosis After Cervical Spine Trauma
Furlan JC, Fehlings MG, Massicotte EM, Aarabi B, Vaccaro AR, Bono CM, Madrazo I, Villanueva C, Grauer JN, Mikulis D. A Quantitative and Reproducible Method to Assess Cord Compression and Canal Stenosis After Cervical Spine Trauma. Spine 2007, 32: 2083-2091. PMID: 17762809, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318145a91c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedCervical VertebraeFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaObserver VariationPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal Cord InjuriesSpinal StenosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMaximum spinal cord compressionTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryMaximum canal compromiseSpinal cord injuryInterclass correlation coefficientCord compressionIntrarater reliabilityAcute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryCervical spine traumaSpinal cord compressionT1-weighted MRIT2-weighted MR imagesCanal stenosisCanal compromiseSpine traumaPrognostic valueCord injuryRadiologic parametersCervical spineBACKGROUND DATACT scanMidsagittal MRIInterrater ICC