Normas Asia en el diagnostico del traumatismo de la medula espinal

Abstract

Introduction: Spinal cord trauma (TML) includes all traumatic injuries that affect the different levels of the musculoskeletal and nervous structures of the spine; bone, cartilage, ligament, vascular, muscular, meningeal, radicular and spinal cord structures, these injuries are commonly associated with polytrauma and cranioencephalic trauma, timely and early diagnosis is important for their treatment, prognosis and recovery. Currently there are different diagnostic methods to assess patients with spinal cord trauma, we will use the neurological classification standards of ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) Objective: To assess the level of spinal cord injury, whether it is complete or incomplete injury to determine the timely diagnosis of spinal cord trauma. Methodology: To determine the best strategy for the diagnosis of spinal cord trauma by reviewing scientific articles published in the last 5 years of Quartiles 1 2 and 3 in the PUBMED, SCIELO, SCOPUS GOOGLE ACADEMIC, REDALYC database. Conclusions: Spinal cord injuries have a great impact on patient's health, a timely clinical and imaging diagnosis helps to identify spinal cord injuries for proper treatment, improving their prognosis and quality of life.