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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1960;42:253-260.
© 1960 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Chronic Neurological Sequelae of Acute Trauma to the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Syndrome of Acute Central Cervical Spinal-Cord Injury Followed by Chronic Anterior Cervical-Cord Injury (or Compression) Syndrome

Richard C. Schneider M.D.1

1 Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital and Medical School, Ann Arbor

Case reports are presented of two patients who made satisfactory recoveries from acute central cervical spinal-cord injuries.

One and six years later, respectively, chronic anterior cervical-cord injury or compression syndromes developed. After decompression of the cervical spinal cord and nerve roots by laminectomy and chiseling away of central bone ridges and spurs each patient had significant improvement in his clinical condition.

The value of thinking in terms of neurological syndromes is indicated, for it aids the surgeon in selecting the proper type of therapeutic approach.


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