Spinal cord
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Diagnostic criteria of traumatic central cord syndrome. Part 3: descriptive analyses of neurological and functional outcomes in a prospective cohort of traumatic motor incomplete tetraplegics.
Prospective multicenter cohort study. ⋯ The AIS grading system, and not the diagnosis TCCS, continues to be the best available prognostic parameter for neurological and functional outcomes in motor incomplete tetraplegics. The authors recommend that for future outcome studies in motor incomplete tetraplegia, patients should not be selected based on, or stratified by, the diagnosis TCCS.
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To validate the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the early post-acute and long-term context from the perspective of occupational therapists (OTs). ⋯ OTs addressed a vast variety of problems that they take care of in their interventions in persons with SCI. The Comprehensive ICF core sets covered a high percentage of these problems. Further research is necessary on a few aspects that are not included in the ICF core sets for SCI.
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Literature review. ⋯ Missing prevalence and insufficient incidence data is a recurrent feature of this review. The piecemeal approach to epidemiological reporting of TSCI, particularly failing to include sound regional denominators has exhausted its utility. Minimum data collection standards are required.
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A prospective clinical study. ⋯ Posterior/anterior combined surgery with posterior pedicle screws and hooks fixation, and reconstruction by simultaneous strut grafting and anterior decompression, achieved short segment fixation and can be a useful option for surgically treating thoracolumbar burst fractures.
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To validate the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the early post-acute and long-term context from the perspective of physical therapists. ⋯ Physical therapists addressed a vast variety of problems that they take care of in their interventions in patients with SCI. The Comprehensive ICF Core Sets covered a high percentage of these problems. Further research is necessary on several responses not covered in the ICF.