Extremity fractures in patients presenting with traumatic spinal fractures and spinal cord injury
Abstract Clinical features of extremity fractures (EFs) in patients presenting with traumatic spinal fractures (TSFs) and spinal cord injury (SCI) have not been investigated. To investigate the clinical features and risk factors for EFs in patients presenting with TSFs and SCI.
Wang, Hongwei +8 more
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Spinal compression fractures due to pregnancy-associated osteoporosis
Objectives: To report on unique cases of spinal compression fractures due to pregnancy associated osteoporosis (PAO) and to suggest a satisfactory treatment modality. Materials and Methods: A single center retrospective study. We reviewed the data of 535
R Krishnakumar +2 more
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Spinal osteoarthritis is a risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women
Recent studies have revealed that despite high bone mineral density (BMD), osteoarthritis (OA) is a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures. However, the relationship between spinal OA and vertebral fractures has not yet been fully investigated.
Tatsuhiko Kuroda +3 more
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Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Fractures and Spinal Cord Injuries in Guilan, North of Iran
Background: Epidemiological knowledge of traumatic spinal fractures and spinal cord injuries (SCIs) is essential for preventive planning and health policy-making.
Sara Ramezani +4 more
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Pediatric Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Fractures
Aim: Vertebral body fractures in childhood are rarely observed and differ from those in adults due to incomplete ossification. There is no guideline for the management of pediatric thoracolumbar spinal fractures.
Kürşad Turul, Birol Özkal
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Effect of detraining on bone and muscle tissue in subjects with chronic spinal cord injury after a period of electrically-stimulated cycling: a small cohort study [PDF]
Objective: To investigate adaptive changes in bone and muscle parameters in the paralysed limbs after de-training or reduced functional electrical stimulation (FES) induced cycling following high-volume FES-cycling in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI ...
Kakebeeke, T.H. +19 more
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Minimally Invasive Surgery for Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis. [PDF]
Background: Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are prone to spinal fractures even after low-energy trauma. Posterior fusion through open surgery has been the standard procedure for spinal fractures in patients with AS.
Wänman J +7 more
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an underdiagnosed inflammatory condition in the initial stages of disease that can cause vertebral fractures in young adults after trivial trauma.
Kamran Farooque +3 more
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Return to work after traumatic spinal fractures and spinal cord injuries: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
This study aimed to determine the factors associated with return to work (RTW) after traumatic spinal fracture and spinal cord injury. It provided a predictive model for RTW among patients with spinal fractures and spinal cord injury and determined ...
Keihanian F +6 more
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A systematic review of evidence on malignant spinal metastases : natural history and technologies for identifying patients at high risk of vertebral fracture and spinal cord compression [PDF]
Background: Spinal metastases can lead to significant morbidity and reduction in quality of life due to spinal cord compression (SCC). Between 5% and 20% of patients with spinal metastases develop metastatic spinal cord compression during the course of ...
M Connock +11 more
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