title: [Clinical treatment of acute traumatic central cervical spinal cord syndrome without fracture and dislocation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze clinical characteristics and therapeutic efficacy of acute traumatic central cervical spinal-cord syndrome without fracture and dislocation,and to investigate its treatment methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 47 cases with acute traumatic central cervical spinal-cord syndrome without fracture and dislocation were retrospectively analyzed. There were 3 female and 44 male,with a mean age of 56.2 years (ranging from 46 to 73 years). According to Frankel classification, 30 cases were grade B, 14 cases were grade C and 3 cases were grade D. Forty-two cases were treated without operation, and 5 cases which had significant compression factors or segmental instability were treated with surgical treatment. Among them, 3 cases were treated through anterior approach and 2 cases were treated through posterior approach. Causes of injuries, mechanisms of injuries,findings of imaging, functional impairment of nerve,methods of treatment,and therapeutic efficacy were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average followed-up time was 12 months (ranging form 3 to 84 months), 2 cases of non-operation were dead and 6 were loss. Three months after treatment, some complications occurrenced on 7 patients of non-operation. The majority bequeathed different degree impairment of intrinsic muscles of hands.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reduction and fixation through the pedicle of fractured vertebra is an effective therapeutic options to treat the thoracolumbar burst fractures and desearved clinical study and expansion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, the Central Hospital of Zaozhuang Coal Mining Group Co., Ltd, Zaozhuang 277011, Shandong, China. wiseqing@126.com
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Hai-liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Li-xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*