In order to find the optimum time to perform decompressive surgery for acute SCI, researchers performed a systematic review of the preclinical and clinical data published on the subject, which included a survey with 971 spine surgeons. In the survey, nearly every surgeon said they would prefer to perform surgery within 24 hours of the injury.
Surgeons prefer to perform the surgery within 12 hours if the patient has incomplete cervical SCI.
Read the abstract for “Current Practice in Timing of Surgical Intervention in Spinal Cord Injury.”
Read other coverage on spine surgery:
– Study: Reduced Pain in Patients Receiving Spinal Fusion Last Into Adulthood
– Minimally Invasive Decompression Revision Rates Higher for Scoliosis Patients
– Study: Vertebroplasty Effective in Some Compression Fracture Patients
