Journal article
Early versus late surgery for traumatic spinal cord injury: the results of a prospective Canadian cohort study
Abstract
Study design:A multicenter Canadian cohort study.Objectives:The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of early versus late surgical decompression on motor neurological recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).Setting:Canadian acute care and SCI rehabilitation facilities.Methods:A prospective cohort study of patients within the Ontario Spinal Cord Injury Registry program was performed. We considered SCI patients with an …
Authors
Wilson JR; Singh A; Craven C; Verrier MC; Drew B; Ahn H; Ford M; Fehlings MG
Journal
Spinal Cord, Vol. 50, No. 11, pp. 840–843
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2012
DOI
10.1038/sc.2012.59
ISSN
1362-4393