ABSTRACT
Eighty-nine patients with lower cervical spine fractures or dislocations were evaluated for risk factors of neurological lesion. The age, sex, level and pattern of fracture and sagittal diameter of the spinal canal were analysed. There were no significant differences on the age, gender, level and Torg's ratio between intact patients and those with nerve root injury, incomplete or complete spinal cord injuries. Bilateral facet dislocations and burst fractures are a significant risk factor of spinal cord injury
Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Middle Aged , Male , Female , Cervical Vertebrae/injuries , Joint Dislocations/complications , Spinal Cord Injuries/etiology , Spinal Fractures/complications , Logistic Models , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Trauma Severity IndicesABSTRACT
Com o objetivo de testar a eficácia do uso de sulfametoxazol com trimetoprim na prevençäo de infecçäo em neurocirurgia, foi realizado estudo controlado com 41 pacientes operados. Houve diferença estatisticamente significativa (p inferior a 0,05) entre os resultados do grupo tratado e do grupo-controle, com infecçäo apenas nos pacientes näo-tratados