Early Surgical Decompression Ameliorates Dysfunction of Spinal Motor Neuron in Patients With Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome: An Ambispective Cohort Analysis

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 45; no. 14; p. E829
• Main Authors: Zheng, Chaojun, Yu, Qifeng, Shan, Xueli, Zhu, Yu, Lyu, Feizhou, Ma, Xiaosheng, Zhou, Shuyi, Jiang, Jianyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.07.2020
• Subjects: Central Cord Syndrome - physiopathology; Central Cord Syndrome - surgery; Cohort Studies; Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects; Decompression, Surgical - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Motor Neurons - physiology; Spine - surgery; Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data

An ambispective cohort analysis. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of early (≤2 weeks) versus delayed (>2 weeks) surgical intervention on the spinal motor neurons at and distal to injury site in acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS). Accumulating evidence demonstrated de...