Impact of Frailty on Functional Improvement Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Japanese Single-Center Experience.

: This is a retrospective case series study. The aim of this study was to investigate whether frailty contributes to functional recovery in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). A total of 121 patients with SCI (106 cervical SCI, 15 thoracic SCI) discharged from our center over the past three years were studied.

Surgical Outcomes of Adults with Spinal Caries from 1992 to 2019: A Single-Center Study-Risk Factors for the Progression of Kyphosis after Anterior Spinal Fixation Reveal Cases Needing Additional Posterior Instrumentation.

: This study aims to investigate the postoperative improvement of paralysis, fusion rate and risk factors for kyphosis progression in adults affected with spinal caries. : Overall, 134 patients with spinal caries from the thoracic to lumbar spine from 1992 to 2021 were included in this study. Data concerning the affected level (thoracic, thoracolumbar, lumbar, and lumbosacral), bone fusion rate, and progression of the postoperative local kyphosis angle were collected.

Surgical outcomes of anterior column reconstruction for spinal fractures caused by minor trauma-preoperative examination of the number of intervertebral bone bridges is key to obtaining good bone fusion.

Background: To achieve good bone fusion in anterior column reconstruction for vertebral fractures, not only bone mineral density (BMD) and bone metabolism markers but also lever arms due to bone bridging between vertebral bodies should be evaluated. However, until now, no lever arm index has been devised. Therefore, we believe that the maximum number of vertebral bodies that are bony and cross-linked with the contiguous adjacent vertebrae (maxVB) can be used as a measure for lever arms.

Does the degree of preoperative gait disturbance remain after tumor resection in patients with intradural extramedullary spinal cord tumors?

Study Design: Retrospective comparative study.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether the degree of preoperative gait disturbance remains following surgical resection in patients with intradural extramedullary spinal cord tumors (IDEMSCTs), and to investigate any factors that may influence poor improvement in postoperative gait disturbance.

Setting: The single institution in Japan.

Effects of Bone Cross-Link Bridging on Fracture Mechanism and Surgical Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Spine Fractures.

Study Design: This study adopted a cross-sectional study design.

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effects of bone cross-link bridging on fracture mechanism and surgical outcomes in vertebral fractures using the maximum number of vertebral bodies with bony bridges between adjacent vertebrae without interruption (maxVB).

Overview Of Literature: The complex interplay of bone density and bone bridging in the elderly can complicate vertebral fractures, necessitating a better understanding of fracture mechanics.