Status:
UNKNOWN
Laminectomy Alone Versus Laminectomy and Fusion for Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Without Instability
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of study is to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of laminectomy alone to laminectomy and fusion in the treatment of traumatic cervical spinal cord injury without instability.
Detailed Description
Cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) without instability tends to be caused by a hyperextension force to the neck. This type of injury has been increasing as the elderly population is dramatically incre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with traumatic cervical spine cord injury admitted to Assiut University Hospital - Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery regardless of age, mechanism of injury or neurological status changes.
Exclusion
- Associated cervical spine bony or ligamentous injury.
- Associated primary focal anterior compression of the cervical spinal cord (clear disc herniation).
- Associated head injury.
- Kyphotic cervical spine as measured by C2-C7 Cobb angle on X-ray.
- Previous surgery of the cervical spine.
- Patients who refuse to participate in the study
- Patients who are mentally incompetent or unable to comply with the one year follow up regimen
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05360524
Start Date
May 1 2022
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
June 29 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Faculty of Medicine Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt, 199093