Systematic Review of Traumatic Thoracic Spondyloptosis and Presentation of a Novel Approach for Management With Quad Rod Construct.

Background: Traumatic thoracic spondyloptosis (TTS) is a rare but devastating spinal injury often secondary to high-impact trauma. TTS is typically managed with surgical fusion and stabilization.

Objective: To evaluate current surgical management of TTS while presenting a novel surgical technique for reduction and fusion.

Use of an intraoperative sodium oxychlorosene-based infection prevention protocol to safely decrease postoperative wound infections after spine surgery.

Objective: Postoperative infection remains prevalent after spinal surgical procedures. Institutional protocols for infection prevention have improved rates of infection after spine surgery. However, prior studies have focused on only elective surgical patients.

Institutional review of the management of type II odontoid fractures: associations and outcomes with fibrous union.

Objective: Type II odontoid fractures may be managed operatively or nonoperatively. If managed with bracing, bony union may never occur despite stability. This phenomenon is termed fibrous union.

At-Risk Tackling Techniques in American Football.

Background: In American football, fewer fatalities and severe injuries have been seen annually since 1976, after data from 1971 through 1975 were retrospectively reviewed to better understand the mechanisms involved in catastrophic cervical spine injury and rules were enacted to prohibit certain types of aggressive tackling. The National Football Head and Neck Injury Registry was established in 1975.

Purpose: To assess (1) tackling techniques that coaches were teaching at 3 levels-youth level (YL; 4th to 5th grades), middle school (MS; 6th to 8th grades), and high school (HS; 9th to 12th grades); (2) tackling techniques used during games; and (3) the successful tackle rates of these techniques.

Cardiac reactive oxygen species after traumatic brain injury.

Background: Cardiovascular complications after traumatic brain injury (TBI) contribute to morbidity and mortality and may provide a target for therapy. We examined blood pressure and left ventricle contractility after TBI, and tested the hypothesis that β-adrenergic blockade would decrease oxidative stress after TBI.

Material And Methods: Rodents received fluid-percussion injury or sham surgery, confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathology.

Venous air embolism: an unusual complication of atlantoaxial arthrodesis: case report.

Study Design: A unique case of a patient with intraoperative venous air embolism (VAE) during atlantoaxial arthrodesis has been discussed.

Objective: To describe an uncommon complication of atlantoaxial arthrodesis, VAE.

Summary Of Background Data: Although several techniques for atlantoaxial arthrodesis have proven effective, lateral mass or pedicle screw constructs have been shown to have superior strength with acceptable morbidity.