[Results of surgical treatment of patients after spinal trauma with partial spinal cord damage].

Treatment of spinal injuries is a special line in the Dept. of Neurosurgery of Military Academy in Lódź. The authors reviewed the results of surgical treatment of cervical spine injuries in the Dept. between 1982-1987. Follow-up was performed in a group of 49 cases, who vosited the Dept. between 5 to 1 year after surgery. This group of patients underwent detailed clinical analysis in terms of long-term results of treatment. Radiological results were assessed as well. The authors analyzed the relationship between timing of surgical decompression of the spinal cord and clinical improvement of neurological status. The concluded that early decompression in case of incomplete spinal cord injury resulted in better neurological outcome.