Surgical intervention ≤ 24 hours versus & gt; 24 hours after injury for the management of acute traumatic central cord syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: The present study indicates potential advantages of early (≤ 24 hours) surgery in ATCCS patients, specifically in terms of lower complication rates. However, further research is needed to confirm these findings and their clinical implications.PMID:38335527 | DOI:10.3171/2023.11.SPINE23789

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - February 9, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Othman Bin-Alamer Jumanah Qedair Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar Arka N Mallela Kishore Balasubramanian Nada Alnefaie Abdul Rahman Abou Al-Shaar Tritan Plute Victor M Lu David J McCarthy Daryl P Fields Nitin Agarwal Peter C Gerszten D Kojo Hamilton Source Type: research