Open AccessCERVICAL SPINE INJURY
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sohaib Anwer,
Amir Dawood Younis,
Muhammad Hassaan Ali
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.11.936
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spine , cervical spine injury , neurosurgery , inclusion and exclusion criteria , surgery , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology
Objectives: To measure outcome of patients with cervical spine injury treatedwith and without surgical intervention. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place andDuration of Study: 3years, Department of neurosurgery, Nishtar hospital Multan. Patients andMethods: Total 43 patients with cervical spine injury fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteriawere admitted from OPD and emergency department of Nishtar Hospital Multan. Patients wereexamined for motor loss at the time of admission and on follow after the assigned treatment.MRI neck was performed in all patients. Results: There were 43 patients in total. Males were31 (72%) while females were 13 (28%) with 2.5:1 ratio. Mean age was 33.92 ± 11.4. MeanPower grade was 2.2± 1.4 at the time of admission while on follow mean Grade of power was3.34±1.51 with P value of 0.00. Conclusion: Cervical spine injury patients are associated withImprovement in power with or without surgical intervention.