| Concomitant traumatic spinal cord and brachial plexus injuries in adult patients. | |
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PMID: 22258773 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Combined injuries to the spinal cord and brachial plexus present challenges in the detection of both injuries as well as to subsequent treatment. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiology and clinical factors of concomitant spinal cord injuries in patients with a known brachial plexus injury. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed on all patients who were evaluated for a brachial plexus injury in a tertiary, multidisciplinary brachial plexus clinic from January 2000 to December 2008. Patients with clinical and/or imaging findings for a coexistent spinal cord injury were identified and underwent further analysis. RESULTS: A total of 255 adult patients were evaluated for a traumatic traction injury to the brachial plexus. We identified thirty-one patients with a combined brachial plexus and spinal cord injury, for a prevalence of 12.2%. A preganglionic brachial plexus injury had been sustained in all cases. The combined injury group had a statistically greater likelihood of having a supraclavicular vascular injury (odds ratio [OR] = 22.5; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.9, 271.9) and a cervical spine fracture (OR = 3.44; 95% CI = 1.6, 7.5). These patients were also more likely to exhibit a Horner sign (OR = 3.2; 95% CI = 1.5, 7.2) and phrenic nerve dysfunction (OR = 2.5; 95% CI = 1.0, 5.8) compared with the group with only a brachial plexus injury. CONCLUSION: Heightened awareness for a combined spinal cord and brachial plexus injury and the presence of various associated clinical and imaging findings may aid in the early recognition of these relatively uncommon injuries. |
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Authors:
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Peter C Rhee; Elena Pirola; Marie-Noëlle Hébert-Blouin; Michelle F Kircher; Robert J Spinner; Allen T Bishop; Alexander Y Shin |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Volume: 93 ISSN: 1535-1386 ISO Abbreviation: J Bone Joint Surg Am Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-19 Completed Date: 2012-03-12 Revised Date: 2013-02-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0014030 Medline TA: J Bone Joint Surg Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2271-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Brachial Plexus / injuries* Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / diagnosis, epidemiology* Cervical Vertebrae / injuries Chi-Square Distribution Cohort Studies Comorbidity Confidence Intervals Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Injury Severity Score Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries Male Middle Aged Multiple Trauma / diagnosis, epidemiology Odds Ratio Prevalence Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution Spinal Cord Injuries / diagnosis, epidemiology* Thoracic Vertebrae / injuries United States / epidemiology Young Adult |
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J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Dec 21;93(24):e153
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