» Cervical Spine Fractures: Who Really Needs CT Angiography?
01/12/19 06:00 from Spine - Current Issue
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Compare a novel two-step algorithm for indicating a computed tomography angiography (CTA) in the setting of a cervical spine fracture with established gold standard criteria. Summary o...

» Head, face and neck camel-related injuries: Biomechanics and severity
04/11/19 16:21 from ClinicalKey Latest Issue: Injury
Injury, Volume 50, Issue 1, 2019 Jan, Article 210-214 | Al-Ali, Mohamed A.; Hefny, Ashraf F.; Abu-Zidan, Fikri M. Highlights • Our study has shown that camel kick was the most common mechanism of human head, face and neck camel-related i...

» Protective effect of helmet use on cervical injury in motorcycle crashes: A case–control study
04/11/19 16:21 from ClinicalKey Latest Issue: Injury
Injury, Volume 50, Issue 3, 2019 Mar, Article 657-662 | Park, Gwan-Jin; Shin, Jaeho; Kim, Sang-Chul;... Highlights • This study evaluated the preventive effect of helmet use on cervical spine injuries during motorcycle crashes. • A case–...

» Development and validation of a new simplified anatomic trauma mortality score
04/11/19 16:21 from ClinicalKey Latest Issue: Injury
Injury, Volume 50, Issue 5, 2019 May, Article 1125-1132 | Tan, Jih Huei; Mohamad, Yuzaidi; Imran Alwi, Rizal;... Highlights • The newly developed HeCLLiP score combines only five anatomic components: injury involving head, cervical spine...

» Timing of venous thromboprophylaxis in isolated severe pelvic fracture: Effect on mortality and outcomes
04/11/19 16:21 from ClinicalKey Latest Issue: Injury
Injury, Volume 50, Issue 3, 2019 Mar, Article 697-702 | Benjamin, Elizabeth; Aiolfi, Alberto; Recinos, Gustavo;... Highlights • Early ( 3) who received VTEp with unfractionated heparin (UH) or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH). Patient...

» Long‐Term Pathology of Ovine Lumbar Spine Degeneration Following Injury Via Percutaneous Minimally Invasive Partial Nucleotomy
06/10/19 09:26 from Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Volume 37, Issue 11, Page 2376-2388, November 2019.

» 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...