The updated Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries is now online and full-text access is free.

“This update of the Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries is an impressive accomplishment. The evolution of skill in evidence-based review in neurosurgery is evident throughout the document, as every process has been improved over the last decade. The authors have not only updated the guidelines based on new literature, but they have improved the applicability of the guidelines to clinical practice through better question formulation, illustrated graphically the evolution of evidence to allow readers to appreciate what has been learned over the past decade, and incorporated a more sophisticated discussion of the literature to explain areas of continued uncertainty. The reader is encouraged to critically read the supporting evidence for the recommendations in order to appreciate the context of the recommendations as well as the limitations. The authors are congratulated on an outstanding piece of work.” – Resnick, Daniel K. MD

The updated Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries is now online and full-text access is free.

Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries Table of Contents:

Foreword

Resnick, Daniel K.

Commentary

Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Introduction to the Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

Hadley, Mark N.; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 1

Methodology of the Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 2

Prehospital Cervical Spinal Immobilization After Trauma

Theodore, Nicholas; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 3

Transportation of Patients With Acute Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries

Theodore, Nicholas; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 4

Clinical Assessment Following Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Hadley, Mark N.; Walters, Beverly C.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas

CHAPTER 5

Radiographic Assessment

Ryken, Timothy C.; Hadley, Mark N.; Walters, Beverly C.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Theodore, Nicholas

CHAPTER 6

Initial Closed Reduction of Cervical Spinal Fracture-Dislocation Injuries

Gelb, Daniel E.; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 7

The Acute Cardiopulmonary Management of Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries

Ryken, Timothy C.; Hurlbert, R. John; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 8

Pharmacological Therapy for Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Hurlbert, R. John; Hadley, Mark N.; Walters, Beverly C.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas

CHAPTER 9

Occipital Condyle Fractures

Theodore, Nicholas; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 10

The Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Atlanto-occipital Dislocation Injuries

Theodore, Nicholas; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 11

Management of Isolated Fractures of the Atlas in Adults

Ryken, Timothy C.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 12

Management of Isolated Fractures of the Axis in Adults

Ryken, Timothy C.; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 13

Management of Acute Combination Fractures of the Atlas and Axis in Adults

Ryken, Timothy C.; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 14

Os Odontoideum

Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 15

Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification Systems

Aarabi, Bizhan; Walters, Beverly C.; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 16

Treatment of Subaxial Cervical Spinal Injuries

Gelb, Daniel E.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 17

Management of Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome (ATCCS)

Aarabi, Bizhan; Hadley, Mark N.; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 18

Management of Pediatric Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries

Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 19

Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality (SCIWORA)

Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.; Hadley, Mark N.

CHAPTER 20

Management of Vertebral Artery Injuries Following Non-Penetrating Cervical Trauma

Harrigan, Mark R.; Hadley, Mark N.; Dhall, Sanjay S.; Walters, Beverly C.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas

CHAPTER 21

Deep Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries

Dhall, Sanjay S.; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.

CHAPTER 22

Nutritional Support After Spinal Cord Injury

Dhall, Sanjay S.; Hadley, Mark N.; Aarabi, Bizhan; Gelb, Daniel E.; Hurlbert, R. John; Rozzelle, Curtis J.; Ryken, Timothy C.; Theodore, Nicholas; Walters, Beverly C.