Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8800525 | Journal of Orthopaedic Science | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Majority of patients with “silent” CSCS who sustained cervical cord injuries did not return to their pre-injury neurological status. All of these subjects have pre-existing canal stenosis hence the risk of cord injury. Given the poor neurological outcome of CSCS, a lower threshold for surgery could be indicated to avoid these disastrous injuries. However, before making any conclusive recommendation we must first identify the prevalence of “silent” CSCS in the general population and the risk of developing spinal cord injury with more prospective population-based studies.
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Authors
Hideki Shigematsu, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Kin-Cheung Mak, Mauro Bruzzone, Keith D.K. Luk,