Complex Neuro-Muscular favorable rehabilitation program of a patient with politrauma including spinal cord injury and multiple bone fractures

• Main Authors: Cristina Octaviana Daia, Sabina Solcan, Andra Cristina Mihai, Diana Elena Nita, Nicoleta Chiriloi, Gelu Onose
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara 2018-09-01
• Series: Balneo Research Journal
• Subjects: rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury; bone fractures; polytrauma
• Online Access: http://bioclima.ro/Balneo192.pdf

Introduction: Polytrauma which include spinal cord injuries but are associated with other traumatic events such as limb fractures, generate through their complexity the necessity of a thorough neuro-muscular rehabilitation programme with a long-term aim of reflecting the improvement of the patient’s quality of life. Materials and Methods: This paper presents the case of a 43-year- old patient (having the The Teaching Emergency Hospital “Bagdasar-Arseni”,TEHBA, Bioethics Committee approval no 9181/11.04.2018), who is hospitalized in our Neuro-muscular Clinic presenting incomplete AIS / Frankel C tetraplegia with C4 neurological level and neurogenic bladder and bowel. Also she associated multiple fractures such as: left scapular fractures, right humerus fracture (surgically stabilized), pelvic fractures, right fibular head fracture without displacement. This polytrauma was caused by a car accident (pedestrian 9.11.2017). At admission the patient had severe motor and functional impairment and was assessed functionally using the following scales: AIS / Frankel, modified Ashworth,Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Life Quality Assessment (QOL), FAC International Scale, Independence Assessment Scale in Daily Activities (ADL / IADL), Walking Scale for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI). Results: The patient benefited from a complex neuro-muscular rehabilitation programme, having a favourable evolution, therefore the patient reaches incomplete AIS / Frankel D tetraplegia with an increase in the evaluated scales scores and thus, with a final performance of walking for short distances with a supporting frame, as well as a sphincter re-education with the neurogenic bladder remission. Conclusions: Based on the collaboration with orthopedic and surgeon fellows the PRM physician developed a complex rehabilitation programme leading to the re-expression of locomotion function, sphincterian control recovery, selfcare ability, all of the mentioned factors improving the patient’s quality of life