The researchers studied the epidemiology and incidence of DVT in acute traumatic cervical SCI. The study analyzed 211 SCI patients, assessing neurologic status and blood chemistry weekly one month post-injury.
The Spine Journal published the study.
Here are three findings:
1. The study found 10.4 percent of patients had DVT.
2. Those patients with DVT had paralysis categorized as C or greater on the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale.
3. The researchers found D-dimer levels two weeks post-injury could predict the likeliness of DVT development.
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