2013
Associations with chest illness and mortality in chronic spinal cord injury
Danilack V, Stolzmann K, Gagnon D, Brown R, Tun C, Morse L, Garshick E. Associations with chest illness and mortality in chronic spinal cord injury. Journal Of Spinal Cord Medicine 2013, 37: 662-669. PMID: 24090450, PMCID: PMC4231954, DOI: 10.1179/2045772313y.0000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic spinal cord injuryChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSpinal cord injuryChest illnessCurrent smokingHazard ratioCord injuryHeart diseasePhysician-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCompleteness of SCICompleteness of injuryIndependent risk factorObstructive pulmonary diseaseHeart disease historyMeasures logistic regressionCross-sectional surveyUnderwent spirometryExpiratory volumeIndependent predictorsPulmonary diseaseCox regressionRisk factorsSCI levelDisease historyHealth Questionnaire
2011
Association between sclerostin and bone density in chronic spinal cord injury
Morse L, Sudhakar S, Danilack V, Tun C, Lazzari A, Gagnon D, Garshick E, Battaglino R. Association between sclerostin and bone density in chronic spinal cord injury. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 27: 352-359. PMID: 22006831, PMCID: PMC3288145, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryHigher sclerostin levelsSclerostin levelsBone lossCord injuryMechanical unloadingBone densityRodent modelsComplete spinal cord injuryOngoing bone lossParalyzed lower extremitiesBone formationLevels of sclerostinProfound bone lossBone mineral contentGood therapeutic targetChronic paraplegiaMuscle paralysisLower extremitiesOsteoporosis severityShort-term studiesTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsSclerostin