Posterior surgical approach for the treatment of lower cervical spine injury with spinal cord paralysis: high postoperative mortality in resource-scare setting

CONCLUSIONS: In hospital-based clinical condition with limited practice approach, our study indicated specific clinical and imaging characteristics of Vietnamese patients with lower cervical spine injury combined with spinal cord paralysis. With high postoperative mortality rate, commonly late complications after posterior cervical spine surgical approach were pain and difficulty in neck movement, muscle weakness and stiffness, and nerve root pain.PMID:35503640 | DOI:10.26355/eurrev_202204_28627

Source: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences - May 3, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: H-L Nguyen V-C Vu D-L Nguyen H-L Vo Q-D Nguyen Source Type: research