@article{Xie2018, 
author = {Jiaxin Xie and Xunding Deng and Yu Feng and Ning Cao and Xin Zhang and Fang Fang and Shemin Zhang and Yaping Feng},
title = {Early intradural microsurgery improves neurological recovery of acute spinal cord injury: A study of 87 cases},
year = {2018},
journal = {Journal of Neurorestoratology},
volume = {6},
number = {1},
pages = {152-157},
keywords = {spinal cord injury, decompression, microsurgery},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/JNR.2018.9040014},
doi = {10.26599/JNR.2018.9040014},
abstract = {Objective:To introduce a novel intradural microsurgery method for acute spinal cord injury, while evaluating the safety and effect.Methods:87 patients with complete spinal cord injury were enrolled and treated with the novel intradural microsurgery within 48 h, in addition to traditional surgical interventions (internal fixation, laminectomy).Results:Complications including massive hemorrhage, infection and impairment aggravation did not occur during and after surgery. There were 16 cases of B grade, 13 cases of C grade, 6 cases of D grade base on the ASIA impairment scale 3 months after surgery, and average 18.51 increase in motor score, 16.64 increase in light touch score, 17.12 increase in pin prick score were achieved.Conclusions:Early intradural microsurgery is safe, causing no neurological function lost and no major adverse event, and it is associated with neurologic improvement in patients with severe spinal cord injury.}
}