» Rib Hyperostosis as a Risk Factor for Poor Prognosis in Cervical Spine Injury Patients With Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
01/03/20 06:00 from Spine - Current Issue
Study Design. Retrospective multi-center study. Objective. To identify the morphological features of costovertebral joints and ribs in surgically managed cervical injury patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and t...

» An explorative, biomechanical analysis of spine motion during out-of-hospital extrication procedures
01/02/20 15:36 from ClinicalKey Latest Issue: Injury
Injury, Volume 51, Issue 2, 2020 Feb, Pages 185-192 | Häske, David; Schier, Lars; Weerts, Jeronimo O.N.;... Highlights•In case of a suggested spinal injury at any level, professional guided self-extrication seems to be the best option. •...

» Utility of motor evoked potentials to diagnose and reduce lower extremity motor nerve root injuries during 4,386 extradural posterior lumbosacral spine procedures
31/08/19 00:00 from The Spine Journal
Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) have excellent sensitivity for monitoring the functional integrity of the lateral corticospinal tract of the spinal cord. The sensitivity for nerve root function, however, is not as well established; conseq...