Comparative observation on operative and non-operative effects in treatment of cervical spinal cord injury without fracture dislocation / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the difference of function regain level of spinal cord after operative or non-operative treatments of cervical spinal cord injury without fracture dislocation. Methods Twenty-four cases with cervical spinal cord injury without fracture dislocation were retrospectively analyzed and divided into operative treatment group ( n =13) and non-operative treatment group ( n =11). JOA (Japanese Orthopaedic Association) scores at injury and during follow-up were recorded to make a comparison between operative treatment group and non-operative treatment group before and after treatment. Results JOA scores three months after treatment were 1.64?0.58 in the non-operative group and 3.29 ?0.90 in the operative treatment group. JOA scores 12 months after treatment were 2.00? 0.73 in the non-operative group and 4.93?0.96 in the operative treatment group. There was a significant difference statistically between both groups through t test ( P