Michael G Fehlings, Lindsay A Tetreault, Laureen Hachem, Nathan Evaniew, Mario Ganau, Stephen L McKenna, Chris J Neal, Narihito Nagoshi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Bizhan Aarabi, Christoph P Hofstetter, Valerie Ter Wengel, Hiroaki Nakashima, Allan R Martin, Steven Kirshblum, Ricardo Rodrigues Pinto, Rex A W Marco, Jefferson R Wilson, David E Kahn, Virginia F J Newcombe, Carl M Zipser, Sam Douglas, Shekar N Kurpad, Yi Lu, Rajiv Saigal, Uzma Samadani, Paul M Arnold, Gregory W J Hawryluk, Andrea C Skelly, Brian K Kwon
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical practice guideline development. OBJECTIVES: Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in devastating motor, sensory, and autonomic impairment; loss of independence; and reduced quality of life. Preclinical evidence suggests that early decompression of the spinal cord may help to limit secondary injury, reduce damage to the neural tissue, and improve functional outcomes. Emerging evidence indicates that "early" surgical decompression completed within 24 hours of injury also improves neurological recovery in patients with acute SCI...
March 2024: Global Spine Journal