Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

SpineUniverse is proud to provide a conduit for the dissemination of this important project which was developed under the auspices of and with the support of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the AANS/CNS. The group reflected expertise in spinal neurosurgery, neurotrauma, and clinical epidemiology. The Guidelines for Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries were developed by the following group:

 

Co-Chairs
Mark N. Hadley, MD, FACS Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham	Beverly C. Walters, MD, M.Sc., FRCSC, FACS Associate Professor, Brown Medical School
Author Group
Paul A. Grabb, MD Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD Associate Professor, Emory University
Gregory J. Przybylski, MD Associate Professor, Northwestern Medical School
Daniel K. Resnick, MD Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Timothy C. Ryken, MD Assistant Professor, University of Iowa

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• Pre-hospital Cervical Spinal Immobilization Following Trauma
• Transportation of Patients with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries
• Clinical Assessment Following Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
• Radiographic Assessment of the Cervical Spine in Asymptomatic Trauma Patients
• Radiographic Assessment of the Cervical Spine in Symptomatic Trauma Patients
• Initial Closed Reduction of Cervical Spinal Fracture-Dislocation Injuries
• Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injuries in an Intensive Care Unit or other Monitored Setting
• Blood Pressure Management following Acute Spinal Cord Injury
• Therapy after Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
• Deep Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
• Nutritional Support after Spinal Cord Injury
• Management of Pediatric Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality (SCIWORA)
• Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation Injuries
• Occipital Condyle Fractures
• Isolated Fractures of the Atlas in Adults
• Isolated Fractures of the Axis in Adults
• Management of Combination Fractures of the Atlas and Axis in Adults
• OS Odontoideum
• Treatment of Subaxial Cervical Spinal Injuries
• Management of Acute Central Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
• Management of Vertebral Artery Injuries following Non-penetrating Cervical Trauma
• Complete Guidelines
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