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J Neurol Sci 2022 Jun 24;440:120322. Epub 2022 Jun 24.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:

Background And Objectives: To characterize the disease burden of neurological cases in Hargeisa, Somaliland between January 2019 and June 2020 in order to shape clinical guidelines and develop policy interventions pertaining to brain health in the region.

Methods: In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, data was obtained from a case log of de-identified patients seen over an 18-month period. This case log was pulled from Hargeisa's three major city hospitals. Read More

Orthop Surg 2022 Jun 30. Epub 2022 Jun 30.

Department of Traumatic Surgery, Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Objective: To examine the surgical techniques and preliminary outcomes of the lateral rectus approach (LRA) for treating vertical shear (VS) pelvic fracture associated with lumbosacral plexus (LSP) injury.

Methods: This study was a retrospective trial. From August 2010 to October 2017, 29 patients with VS pelvic fractures involving LSP injury who were treated with the LRA were included in this study. Read More

Int J Spine Surg 2022 Jun;16(3):521-529

Department of Neurosurgery, Centro de Especialidades Médicas, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mèxico.

Background: Patients with epilepsy have a higher risk of skeletal injuries, and some of these fractures occur in the spine during a seizure. Seizure-induced spinal fractures (SISF) are unusual injuries that typically occur in the thoracolumbar spine. Because these skeletal injuries are not well described in the literature, this article aims to analyze the characteristics of this uncommon clinical entity. Read More

Int J Spine Surg 2022 Jun;16(3):417-426

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Background: Length of stay (LOS) is a meaningful outcome measure for more efficient and effective quality of care. However, algorithms to predict LOS have yet to be created for patients who undergo surgical management for traumatic spinal fractures.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to (1) identify preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative factors associated with increased LOS and (2) create predictive formulas to estimate LOS in thoracolumbar trauma patients who undergo surgical correction. Read More

Int J Spine Surg 2022 Jun;16(3):442-449

Department of Neurological Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Background: Spinal fractures are among the most common traumatic injuries in elderly patients, with the odontoid process being frequently affected. As this patient group usually has high rates of comorbidity and chronic diseases, a nonoperative approach may offer a reasonable solution for a favorable fracture pattern.

Objective: We modified the procedure by implanting a bilateral atlantoaxial joint spacer (model DTRAX) into the joint space and review our experience utilizing this technique for the treatment of patients with a fracture of the odontoid process. Read More