247. Predicting mortality following traumatic cervical spinal cord injury in the elderly

As the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in the elderly rises, clinicians are frequently faced with difficult decisions regarding the goals of management and the need to discuss prognosis with the patient and their families. Traumatic spinal cord injury can have potentially devastating consequences, particularly in an elderly population.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 23, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tom Inglis, Daniel Banaszek, Nathan Evaniew, Dilnur Kurban, Vanessa K. Noonan, Christopher S. Bailey, Sean D. Christie, Michael G. Fehlings, Charles G. Fisher, Eve C. Tsai, Brian K. Kwon Source Type: research