Prospective Study for Delay in Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Central Cord Injury in Canal Stenosis

After completion of the clinical and radiological diagnosis of post-traumatic spinal cord contusion on narrow spinal canal, the patient was hospitalized. After obtaining the signed consent form, the patient was included in the protocol. After anesthetic consultation determining the feasibility or not of surgery and in the absence of other vital injury or involving life-threatening, early surgery is then realised within 48 hours. The surgical technique is a conventional cervical spinal decompression surgery. Surgery by way posterior surgery, by laminectomy in case of significant spinal stenosis greater than or equal to 3 floors will be preferred. In other cases, the type of surgery will be at the discretion of the surgeon. Then, the follow-up visits are D7, M3, Y1 and Y2.

After completion of the clinical and radiological diagnosis of post-traumatic spinal cord contusion on narrow spinal canal, the patient was hospitalized. After obtaining the signed consent form, the patient was included in the protocol. After anesthetic consultation determining the feasibility or not of surgery and in the absence of other vital injury or involving life-threatening, delayed surgery is then realised at 15 days. The surgical technique is a conventional cervical spinal decompression surgery. Surgery by way posterior surgery, by laminectomy in case of significant spinal stenosis greater than or equal to 3 floors will be preferred. In other cases, the type of surgery will be at the discretion of the surgeon. Then, the follow-up visits are D7, M3, Y1 and Y2.