Early durotomy with duroplasty for severe adult spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality: a novel concept and method of surgical decompression

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 2275 - 2282
• Main Authors: Zhu, Fengzhao, Yao, Sheng, Ren, Zhengwei, Telemacque, Dionne, Qu, Yanzhen, Chen, Kaifang, Yang, Fan, Zeng, Lian, Guo, Xiaodong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cerebrospinal fluid; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Compression; Contusions; Decompression; Decompression, Surgical - methods; Dura Mater - surgery; Edema; Female; Hemorrhage; Humans; Laminectomy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Neurosurgical Procedures; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Original Article; Patients; Pressure; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Young Adult; Adult spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality; Early decompression surgery; Durotomy and duroplasty; Magnetic resonance imaging; Intraspinal pressure monitoring

Purpose Treatment options for adult spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (ASCIWORA) varied. Compression of ASCIWORA may more likely result from spinal cord lesions such as edema and hemorrhage or contusion. This study aimed to explore the clinical effect of early durotomy with duropla...