A Study of Critical Events That Lead to Spinal Cord Injury and the Importance of Rapid Reversal of Surgical Steps in Improving Neurological Outcomes: A Porcine Model

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 45; no. 4; p. E181
• Main Authors: Sarwahi, Vishal, Galina, Jesse, Thornhill, Beverly, Legatt, Alan, Pawar, Abhijit, Moguilevich, Marina, Amaral, Terry D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.02.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Decompression, Surgical - methods; Disease Models, Animal; Evoked Potentials, Motor - physiology; Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring - methods; Laser-Doppler Flowmetry - methods; Male; Regional Blood Flow - physiology; Spinal Cord Compression - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Compression - surgery; Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Injuries - surgery; Spinal Cord Ischemia - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Ischemia - surgery; Swine; Thoracic Vertebrae - injuries; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery

Porcine model. To quantify critical vascular and mechanical events that occur before and during an evolving spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuries are one of the most devastating complications in spine surgery. Intraoperative neuromonitoring changes can occur as a secondary event of spinal cord co...