Recent advances in surgical timing of myelotomy after traumatic spinal cord injury

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2015.01.028

Abstract

Abstract: The prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury(TSCI) is increasing year by year, and there is no fundamental change in its prognosis, therefore it seriously influences the patients' health and quality of life. After trauma, spinal cord hemorrhage and swelling without damage of the dura matter increase subdural pressure and results in exacerbation of ischemia and hypoxia, which aggravate secondary damage. Myelotomy cuts open dura, pia matter and swelling spinal cord, and evacuates necrotic tissues, which could be a potential therapeutic method for SCI. However, there is no standardized operational process on myelotomy in the treatment of TSCI. Here issues related to the surgical timing of myelotomy after traumatic spinal cord injury are discussed.

Key words: traumatic spinal cord injury, myelotomy, surgical timing

CLC Number:

R651.2

Yang Degang, Li Jianjun, Yang Mingliang, Hu Anming, Gu Rui, Du Liangjie. Recent advances in surgical timing of myelotomy after traumatic spinal cord injury[J]. Journal of Capital Medical University, 2015, 36(1): 147-150.

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