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Spinal injuries in Burma as a result of a fall from height, especially from trees, in young male adults in low socio-economic classes; road traffic accidents are the second commonest cause; deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism is very rare during the period of immobilisation. There are still some social problems of getting back to work and living conditions. We are trying our best to help the patients with spinal injuries.
Paraplegia 1978 May
PMID:Spinal injuries in Rangoon, Burma. 15 9

Twenty-one patients with acute traumatic spinal cord lesions, who were admitted to our spinal unit during 1974, have been treated with calcium heparin, using a dosage of 5000-7500 i.u. at 12-hourly intervals from the first days after the lesion until the use of a wheelchair, as a prophylactic measure in order to prevent venous thromboembolism. Of these 21 patients 18 received this treatment continuously, with a resulting 0 per cent of venous thrombosis and 0 per cent of pulmonary embolisms. In the three remaining cases, treatment had to be temporarily interrupted and in one case clinical thrombo-phlebitis was clearly evident. No case of pulmonary embolism was registered. We consider this technique to be very useful in the prophylaxis of thrombo-embolic complications in this type of patient. The use of this type of prophylactic therapy, results and conclusions are discussed.
Paraplegia 1977 Nov
PMID:Prophylaxis of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord lesions. 59 9

A prophylactic regime of subcutaneous low-dose heparin for the 1st month, followed by warfarin for the 2nd and 3rd months after spinal cord injury resulted in a dramatic reduction in the incidence of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Paraplegia 1978 Nov
PMID:Anti-coagulant therapy in the prevention of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the spinal cord injury. 73 8

Fifty acute SCI patients are reviewed retrospectively for incidence of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and the problems encountered in the diagnosis. The possible role of some risk factors in triggering thromboembolism and the consequent implications in anticoagulant therapy are discussed.
Paraplegia 1978 Nov
PMID:Experience with the management of thromboembolism in patients with spinal cord injury: Part I. Incidence, diagnosis and role of some risk factors. 73 16

This paper deals with the prevention of thrombophlebitis by means of massage and elastic stocking compression. In a group of 26 patients no evidence of thrombophlebitis or pulmonary embolism was observed.
Paraplegia 1978 Nov
PMID:Prevention of thrombophlebitis in spinal injury patients. 73 17

The influence of several diseases and conditions upon the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in autopsies performed over the July 1, 1964 to June 30, 1974 period at the University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan) were analyzed. The prevalence of pulmonary was 12.3% in the 4600 necropsies in this sample. Patients with pulmonary fat emboli or tumor emboli and patients thought to have thrombosis of the pulmonary artery were not designated as having pulmonary thromboembolism. The patients were categorized with regard to heart disease on the basis of both clinical and necropsy findings. The major factors contributing to an increase in risk of development of pulmonary embolism include heart disease, certain types of cancer, obesity, acute paraplegia and accidental and operative trauma. Other risk factors which could not be assessed in this study include a prior history of venous thromboembolism, pregnancy and the puerperium, use of oral contraceptives, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Age plays a major role in the prevalence of pulmonary embolism. A portion of the effect of age is related to the age distribution of other diseases contributing to an increased risk, yet advanced age alone may have an independent influence. The risk factors defined should be used in a selective program designed to increase the rate of detection of deep venous thrombosis before pulmonary embolism occurs. Alternatively, patients at increased risk should be treated with prophylactic low dosage heparin during hospitalization.
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PMID:Risk factors in pulmonary embolism. 95 58

Twenty-one patients with acute traumatic spinal cord lesions who were admitted to our Spinal Unit during 1974 have been treated with Calcium Heparin, using a dosage of 5000-7500 i.u. at 12-hourly intervals from the first days after the lesion until the use of a wheelchair, as a prophylactic measure in order to prevent venous thromboembolism. Of these 21 patients 18 received this treatment continuously, with a resulting 0 per cent of venous thrombosis and 0 per cent of pulmonary embolisms. In the three remaining cases, treatment had to be temporarily interrupted and in one case clinical thrombo-phlebitis was clearly evident. No case of pulmonary embolism was registered. We consider this technique to be very useful in the prophylaxis of thrombo-embolic complications in this type of patient. The use of this type of prophylactic therapy, results and conclusions are discussed.
Paraplegia 1976 Nov
PMID:Prophylaxis of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord lesions. 99 15

Report about 60 operated scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis experienced at adults above 18 years. After separating the patients into male and female groups, age and localisation the most severe preoperative findings which make the operative treatment more difficult, will be described. Much impact will be put on pre-operative respiratoric and cardial impairment. The evaluation of scoliosis in adults will be proofed by examples. The operative technique, whose basis is the Harrington instrumentation in the modification by Stagnara, will be described also. 72 operative treatments have been necessary at 60 patients. In many cases rip-resections and dorsal osteotomies of the spine have been done. In oposition to the correction results of 46.2% on scoliosis and 56.5% on kyphoscoliosis there is one pulmonary embolism ending deadly and one irreversible paraplegia.
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PMID:[Results of surgical management of scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis in adults (author's transl)]. 109 59

Thirty patients with spondylitis were treated by decompression of the cord (31 operations). The spondylitis was tuberculous in 28 of septic unspecific aetioloty in two cases. The results with respect to the neurological symptoms were complete recovery in 24 cases, imcomplete recovery in four cases, and failure in three cases, or in ten per cent. Transthoracic anterior decompression was found to be the safest and quickest way to obtain restitution. Out of the ten patients treated by this method, nine recovered completely. One post-operative death from pulmonary embolism occurred. One patient died because of adrenal insufficiency due to adrenal tuberculosis which could not be diagnosed during life. There were no other serious complications attributable to the operative interventions.
Paraplegia 1975 Aug
PMID:Paraplegia in spondylitis: results of operative treatment. 117 13

Oesophageal perforations associated with cervical fractures occur from a variety of injuries. Fractures of the cervical spine, blunt trauma and penetrating injuries such as gunshot wounds, knives and missiles, perforate the cervical oesophagus. This retrospective study consists of 24 patients with an oesophageal perforation and cervical fracture. Motor vehicle accidents were responsible for 54% of the oesophageal perforations. The other oesophageal injuries were related to anterior spine surgery, gunshot wounds and sports-related activities. The clinical features related to these injuries included the obvious signs of an oesophageal perforation as well as fever of unknown origin, leukocytosis and unexplained persistent tachycardia. A variety of techniques was used to establish the diagnosis. All the patients had treatment for the cervical fracture and 20 patients required surgical repair of the oesophagus. The most common oesophageal complications were stricture of the oesophagus (54%) and oesophageal diverticulum (10%). The other complications were atelectasis, pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, pulmonary embolism, cervical osteomyelitis, cervical abscess, mediastinitis, septicemia and cervical fistulae. These patients have a serious life-threatening illness that may be difficult to diagnose and treat.
Paraplegia 1992 Dec
PMID:Oesophageal trauma in patients with spinal cord injury. 128 44


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