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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SPINAL CORD INJURY The primary injury This is the direct insult to the neural ...

PATIENT ASSESSMENT Basic points The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) principles apply in all c...

PERTINENT HISTORY The mechanism and velocity of injury should be determined at an early stage. A...

Odontoid fractures There are three types of odontoid peg fracture ( Figure 30.27 ). Neurological...

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SPINAL CORD INJURY The primary injury This is the direct insult to the neural ...

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SPINAL CORD INJURY The primary injury This is the direct insult to the neural ...

Magnetic resonance imaging MRI is indicated in all patients with neurological deficit and where as...

Neurological examination The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) neurological evaluation sy...

OUTCOME The goal of spinal cord injury rehabilitation is based on a multidisciplinary approach. ...

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LEFT Light Touch (LTL) Pin Prick (PPL) C2 C2 C3 C2 C4 C3 Elbow flexors C5 C4 C4 UEL Wrist extenso...

Learning objectives To be familiar with: The accurate assessment of spinal trauma • The basic man...

Fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis is a seronegative inflamm...

INJURY The incidence and causation of spinal cord injury vary globally and reflect the demographi...

Identification of shock Three categories of shock may occur in spinal trauma /uni25CF Hypovolaemi...

Dynamic imaging Lateral flexion–extension radiographs of the cervical spine should not be underta...

EVOLUTION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL CORD INJURY The development of specialised spinal cord inj...

FURTHER READING American Spinal Injury Association. International standards for neurological clas...

Complete versus incomplete spinal cord injury A spinal cord injury is incomplete when there is pr...

Computed tomography Computed tomography (CT) scanning with two-dimensional reconstruction remains...