Open AccessRecurrent Central Cord Injury: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Joel N. Abramovitz,
David L. Kasdon
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198210000-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , cord , cervical canal , cervical spine , spinal cord , surgery , spinal cord injury , cervix , cancer , psychiatry
A case of multiple episodes of central cord injury after minor trauma is reported. Cervical films showed a canal diameter of 11 mm at C-3, C–4 and minor instability with a canal diameter of 9 mm in extension. Anterior cervical fusion resulted in a stable spine and the prevention of further symptoms. The mechanism of central cord injury is reviewed, and it is suggested that in some cases careful evaluation will reveal remediable cord compression. Operative treatment may be indicated in central cord injury.