scholarly journals Secondary complications and associated injuries in traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Sasa Milicevic ◽  
Zoran Bukumiric ◽  
Aleksandra Karadzov-Nikolic ◽  
Aleksandra Sekulic ◽  
Srbislav Stevanovic ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milicevic Sasa ◽  
Bukumiric Zoran ◽  
Karadzov-Nikolic Aleksandra ◽  
Sekulic Aleksandra ◽  
Stevanovic Srbislav ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-348
Author(s):  
Andrea Rodríguez Alonso ◽  
Enrique Oltra Rodríguez

Introducción: La lesión medular traumática es un acontecimiento sobrevenido y frecuentemente devastador debido a la pérdida funcional, a las complicaciones secundarias y a la inexistencia de tratamiento curativo. Se plantea como un reto personal, sanitario y social. El objetivo del estudio es describir las características epidemiológicas, clínicas y los apoyos utilizados de las personas con lesión medular traumática del Principado de Asturias.Materiales y método: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal. La población estuvo conformada por personas con lesión medular traumática ingresadas por cualquier causa en el Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias del 1 de enero de 2005 al 31 de enero de 2015.Resultados: El número de casos fue 92. Un 76,9% eran hombres. La edad media fue 48,5 años y la edad media cuando se produjo la lesión 40,2 años. Las causas más frecuentes fueron los accidentes: de tráfico, laborales y fortuitos. El tipo de lesión más frecuente: según afectación de miembros, la paraplejia con un 38,5%; según la extensión, la lesión incompleta con un 52,6%; según el nivel neurológico, la lesión dorsal con un 45,4% y según la escala de clasificación de la American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), la lesión ASIA A con un 50,7%. Como complicaciones secundarias más frecuentes: el 68,7% presenta vejiga neurógena, el 60,2% intestino neurógeno, el 46,5 úlceras por presión, 46,4% espasticidad y el 30,1% dolor neuropático. Conclusiones: Existe una alta prevalencia de complicaciones secundarias en la lesión medular, siendo necesario aunar esfuerzos en la prevención y tratamiento de las mismas. Background and objective: Traumatic spinal cord injury is a supervening and often devastating event due to functional loss, secondary complications and lack of curative treatment. It is posed as a personal, health and social challenge. The objective of the study is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and support characteristics of people with traumatic spinal cord injury in the Principality of Asturias.Materials and method: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The population comprised people with traumatic spinal cord injury admitted for any reason at the Central University Hospital of Asturias from January 1, 2005 to January 31, 2015.Results: The number of cases was 92. 76.9% were men. The average age was 48.5 years old and the average age when the injury occurred was 40.2 years old. The most frequent causes were accidents: traffic, labor and fortuitous. The most frequent type of injury: according to limb involvement, paraplegia with 38.5%; according to the extension, the incomplete lesion with 52.6%; according to the neurological level, the dorsal lesion with 45.4% and according to the classification scale of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), the ASIA A lesion with 50.7%. As most frequent secondary complications: 68.7% have neurogenic bladder, 60.2% neurogenic bowel, 46.5% pressure ulcers, 46.4% spasticity and 30.1% neuropathic pain.Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of secondary complications in spinal cord injury, being necessary to join efforts in the prevention and treatment of them.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Mochamad Targib Alatas

Early surgical treatment for traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients has been proven to yield better improvement on neurological state, and widely practiced among surgeons in this field. However, it is not always affordable in every clinical setting. It is undeniable that surgery for chronic SCI has more challenges as the malunion of vertebral bones might have initiated, thus requires more complex operating techniques. In this case series, we report 7 patients with traumatic SCI whose surgical intervention is delayed due to several reasons. Initial motoric scores vary from 0 to 3, all have their interval periods supervised between outpatient clinic visits. On follow up they demonstrate significant neurological development defined by at least 2 grades motoric score improvement. Physical rehabilitation also began before surgery was conducted. These results should encourage surgeons to keep striving for the patient’s best interest, even when the injury has taken place weeks or even months before surgery is feasible because clinical improvement for these patients is not impossible. 


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