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Objective To analyse the therapeutic effect of methylprednisolone combined with anterior decompression and internal fixation in the treatment of cervical spine hyperextension injury. Methods 42 patients who were diagnosed with cervical hyperextension injury in orthopaedics department of the First Hospital of Jiaxing were collected.All patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, 21 cases in each group.Patients in control group received anterior cervical decompression and internal fixation only , patients in experimental group received methylprednisolone combined with anterior decompression and internal fixation, after treatment, the serum levels of TNF-α, SOD and American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) score were detected in all patients.Results After treatment, compared with control group, the serum levels of TNF-αwas lower, SOD was higher and ASIA score was higher in experimental group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion The methylprednisolone combined with anterior decompression and internal fixation could significantly reduce the serum level of TNF-α, and increase the serum level of SOD and ASIA score in patients with cervical spine hyperextension injury, could reduce the inflammatory damage, improve the antioxidant capacity, which has a good clinical effect.
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Most sacral fractures have generally been treated with a nonoperative method. However, the authors of this study treated, with an operative method, a transverse sacral fracture that was displaced forward into the pelvic cavity and the patient also had extensive neurologic injury and instability. Fracture site stabilization and decompression proved to be successful management and the patient experienced a remarkably good outcome. In selected cases, surgical treatment is a good option for the management of transverse sacral fracture.