Anterior Operation on the Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

Anterior decompression and interbody fusions have been performed on eight cases of acute and ninteen cases of old cervical cord injury.
Mannitol, adrenocortical steroid, etc. are administrated.
By this procedures restoration of the spinal supportability is achieved and moreover with the immediate operative treatment to the injured cord, functional racovery, if any, can be anticipated.
The cases of paresis due to the dislocation or tear-drop fracture of the cervical vertebra have more severity in the limitations of daily activities.
Several cases which seem to be hyperextension injury for arthritic spine have unsatis-factory results.
Untoward side effects of adrenocortical steroids are discussed.