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Having Diabetes Raises Risk of Failure With Spinal Fusion Surgery
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Diabetes can make lumbar spinal fusion surgery much more likely to fail, a new study says. People with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to have their vertebrae...
Etiology of Spinal Cord Injury Affects QOL Outcomes After Bladder Surgery
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – For patients undergoing urinary diversion for neurogenic bladder (NGB), the postoperative impact on urinary-related quality of life (UrQOL) is milder for spinal cord injury...
Prosthetic Legs Controlled by Person's Own Neural System Bring Natural Gait
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – “Smart” prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it’s done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rate...
Cervical Spine Injury Prediction Rule in Children Can Guide Imaging Use
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – A cervical spine injury prediction rule can assist physicians in determining which children should undergo imaging on arrival to the emergency department after blunt trauma,...
Animal Studies Suggest New Treatment Target for Spinal Cord Injury
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Spinal cord injuries can cause the body to go haywire, with misfiring nerves causing dangerous “fight-or-flight” responses. This makes typical and normally harmless problems l...
Arm Fat May Predict Spinal Fracture Risk
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Arm fat may predict risk for spinal fracture, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, hosted by the European Society of Endocrinology...
Worse Outcomes Seen for Severe Bilateral Hip OA in Adult Spinal Deformity
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – For patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD), those with severe bilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA) have worse outcomes, according to a study published online April 29 in...
Physicians With Disabilities May Experience Depersonalization
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Physicians with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly more likely to experience depersonalization but not emotional exhaustion when compared with their peers without...
Spinal Cord 'Wraparound' Device Could Help Treat Paralysis
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – A tiny, flexible device that wraps around the spinal cord could be a breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries. The device, developed by a University of Cambridge...
Spinal Cord Injury Damages Metabolism, and Scientists Now Know Why
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Patients with a spinal cord injury frequently develop diabetes and heart health problems, and researchers now think they know why. It appears that neuron activity following...
Stem Cells From Patients' Fat Can Help Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat can safely help improve sensation and movement after a spinal cord injury, a new, small study finds. Patients treated with these s...
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Patients Often Have Severe Residual Paresthesia
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Just under half of patients (45 percent) with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) show severe residual paresthesia one year after surgery, according to a study published...
U.S. to Strengthen Protections for Air Travelers With Wheelchairs
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Air travel can be miserable for people with disabilities, particularly if an airline mishandles, damages or loses their wheelchair in transit. Now, the Biden Administration...
AI Can Predict Prognosis After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Machine learning models can inform patients and clinicians about prognosis after lumbar disc herniation surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network...
New Prosthetic Hand Can Sense Objects' Temperature
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Fabrizio wasn’t sure what to expect of his newly outfitted prosthetic hand, until he touched one of the researchers who’d given it to him. “When one of the researchers placed t...
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