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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2016; 77(05): 427-431
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564052
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Timing of Surgery for Neurologically Compromised Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries

Zydrunas Rackauskas
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
2   Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
,
Ona Lapteva
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
2   Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
,
Saulius Rocka
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
2   Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Abstract

Timing of surgical decompression for traumatic cervical spine injuries remains uncertain. Numerous preclinical studies demonstrate the benefit of early decompression, and clinical data are controversial. We review the existing evidence and discuss the effect of timing on clinical, functional, and neurologic outcomes.

Keywords

timing - spinal cord injury - surgical decompression - central cord syndrome - neurologic outcome
 

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