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Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com], Spinal Cord, 9(50), p. 686-694, 2012

DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.34

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Design and rationale of a Prospective, Observational European Multicenter study on the efficacy of acute surgical decompression after traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: the SCI-POEM study.

Journal article published in 2012 by J. J. van Middendorp, J. J. van Middendorp, G. Barbagallo ORCID, M. Schuetz, A. J. F. Hosman
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Abstract

Objectives:Despite many years of research, there is currently no treatment available that results in major neurological or functional recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). In particular, no conclusive data related to the role of the timing of decompressive surgery, and the impact of injury severity on its benefit, have been published to date. This paper presents a protocol that was designed to examine the hypothesized association between the timing of surgical decompression and the extent of neurological recovery in tSCI patients.Study design:The SCI-POEM study is a Prospective, Observational European Multicenter comparative cohort study. This study compares acute (12 h,