Clinical Study Spinal cord 1997

Prediction of the surgical outcome for the treatment of cervical myelopathy by using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Ishihara H, Matsui H, Kitagawa H, Yonezawa T, Tsuji H — Spinal cord, 1997

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) as a diagnostic tool to predict recovery after surgery in 41 patients with cervical compression myelopathy.

What They Found

They found a statistically significant correlation between the hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) effect and the recovery rate of the JOA score after surgery (r = 0.641, P < 0.0001). The recovery rates ranged from 75.2% in the excellent HBO group to 31.7% in the poor HBO group, indicating HBO's potential to assess spinal cord function recovery.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted by Japanese researchers and does not involve Canadian participants or institutions.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its relatively small sample size of 41 patients and its single-center design, which may limit the generalizability of the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	9392048
Year Published	1997
Journal	Spinal cord
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Cervical Vertebrae; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Sex Characteristics; Spinal Cord Compression; Treatment Outcome

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