%A Chengwei JING, Qin FU, Xiaojun XU %T Anterior cervical surgery methods for central cord syndrome without radiographic spinal fracture-dislocation %0 Journal Article %D 2009 %J Front. Med. %J Frontiers of Medicine %@ 2095-0217 %R 10.1007/s11684-009-0019-4 %P 45-48 %V 3 %N 1 %U {https://journal.hep.com.cn/fmd/EN/10.1007/s11684-009-0019-4 %8 2009-03-05 %X
This study was aimed to explore the anterior cervical surgery methods to treat central cord syndrome without radiographic spinal fracture-dislocation (CCSWORFD), retrospectively analyze the cases of CCSWORFD, and evaluate the curative effect of anterior cervical surgery methods for CCSWORFD. Twenty four cases of CCSWORFD (19 males and 5 females), all suffering from cervical hyperextension injury, between 45-68 (average 59) years old, were operated on by anterior cervical surgery methods. Among these, 18 cases had been followed up for 6-24 (average 15) months; 18 cases, who had anterior decompression and plate fixation with titanium mesh bone grafting or iliac bone grafting achieved reliable effects based on the Japanese Orthopedics Association (JOA) evaluation (improved scores of cases with titanium mesh bone grafting,