Decompression Surgery Performed Less than 24 Hours After Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Leads to Improved Outcomes for Patients
Thomas Jefferson UniversityResearchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have shown that patients who receive surgery less than 24 hours after a traumatic cervical spine injury suffer less neural tissue destruction and improved clinical outcomes. The results of their study, the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS) are available in PLoS One.