By Robert Linnehan
According to results in a recently published study, adult patients with spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormality with spondylosis responded well to surgical intervention.
Researchers enrolled 52 patients with spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) with spondylosis, separating the patients into three groups based on timing of surgery following their injuries. The groups comprised 17 patients who underwent surgery less than 24 hours after injury, 22 patients who underwent surgery more than 24 hours after injury, during initial admission and within 3 weeks from injury, and 13 patients who underwent surgery during second admission to the hospital, between 3 weeks and 3 months after injury. 