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Long-bone fractures in persons with spinal cord injury [PDF]

, 2015
STUDY DESIGN Retrospective data analysis. OBJECTIVES To document fracture characteristics, management and related complications in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
K Lippuner, Cheikh-Sarraf, B, Frotzler, A, Krebs, J, Pourtehrani, M, M Pourtehrani, J Krebs, B Cheikh-Sarraf, Lippuner, Kurt, A Frotzler   +9 more
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Role of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in identifying disuse osteoporosis in paraplegia [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: Disuse osteoporosis is a major long-term health consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that still needs to be addressed. Its management in SCI should begin with accurate diagnosis, followed by targeted treatments in the most vulnerable ...
Coupaud, Sylvie, Allan, David, Allan, D.B., McLean, Alan, Coupaud, S., McLean, A.N.   +5 more
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Muscle and bone adaptations after treadmill training in incomplete spinal cord injury: a case study using peripheral quantitative computed tomography [PDF]

, 2009
We describe the use of peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) to identify musculoskeletal responses to partial body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) in incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).
Jack, L.P., Hunt, K.J., Hunt, Kenneth, Coupaud, Sylvie, Allan, David, Jack, Lindsay, Allan, D.B., McLean, Alan, Coupaud, S.   +8 more
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Laminar Fractures as a Severity Marker in Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
Purpose. To assess the correlation between the presence of lamina fractures, narrowing of the spinal canal, and the severity of injury. Methods. Records of 146 men and 44 women aged 13 to 84 (mean, 39) years diagnosed with burst fractures of the ...
Rodrigo A Tisot, Osmar Avanzi
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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Vertebral Fractures in Older Adults: A Three-Year Study from Northwestern Iran [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
Objective: This study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients hospitalizedfor spinal fractures at Mousavi Referral Hospital in Zanjan, Iran, from 2021 to 2023.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, medical records of ...
Somayae Sabet, Roya Khodaei
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SPINE TRAUMA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE IN A TERTIARY NEUROSURGERY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH BRAZIL

Coluna/Columna, 2021
Objective The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological profile of a large series of spine trauma victims in the Southernmost state of Brazil. Methods A retrospective study including spine trauma patients was performed at a tertiary hospital
GUILHERME FINGER, TIAGO PACZKO BOZKO CECCHINI, MARIA EDUARDA CONTE GRIPA, TOBIAS LUDWIG DO NASCIMENTO, FELIPE MARTINS DE LIMA CECCHINI, ERICSON SFREDO, ANDRÉ MARTINS DE LIMA CECCHINI, ASDRUBAL FALAVIGNA   +7 more
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Structural analysis of the human tibia in men with spinal cord injury by tomographic (pQCT) serial scans [PDF]

, 2010
Spinal cord injury (SCI), as a primarily neurological disorder that causes muscular atrophy, is well known to be associated with sub-lesional bone losses. These losses are more pronounced from epiphyseal than from diaphyseal regions.
Rittweger, Jörn, Goosey-Tolfrey, Vicky, Ferretti, Jose Luis, Cointry, Gustavo   +3 more
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Predictable Imaging Signs of Cauda Equina Entrapment in Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Burst Fractures with Greenstick Lamina Fractures [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2014
Study DesignA retrospective study.PurposeThe aim of present study was to investigate imaging findings suggestive of cauda equina entrapment in thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fractures.Overview of LiteratureBurst fractures with cauda equina entrapment can
Toyomi Yoshiiwa, Masashi Miyazaki, Ryuzo Kodera, Masanori Kawano, Hiroshi Tsumura   +4 more
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Focus on spinal fractures in the elderly [PDF]

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2013
Indications for surgical intervention in the geriatric spine has been expanded over the last several decades, better meeting the needs of a growing elderly community with increased life expectations and activity level. In contrast to younger patients, injury in this age group is often caused by minor trauma facilitated from osteoporotic bone quality ...
H, Laurer, I, Marzi
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The epidemiology of fractures in England [PDF]

, 2008
Introduction: Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited. Objective: This study aims to estimate the true annual incidence and lifetime prevalence of fractures in England ...
Reckless, IP, Mindell, J.S., Reckless, I.P., Shelton, N.J., Donaldson, LJ, Donaldson, L.J., Scholes, S, Scholes, S., Mindell, JS, Shelton, NJ   +9 more
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