The Effect of Operative Timing on Functional Outcome After Isolated Spinal Trauma

To evaluate the effect of operative timing on functional outcome in patients suffering spinal trauma, we conducted a retrospective analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. By treating time to operation as a categorical variable and limiting our analysis to isolated spinal trauma, we hypothesized that time to operation would not be a predictor of functional outcome. Sacks, Greg D. MD, MPH; Panchmatia, Jaykar R. MA, MPH, MB BChir, MRCS (Eng); Marino, Miguel PhD; Hill, Caterina MSc; Rogers, Selwyn O. Jr. MD, MPH. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care: POST AUTHOR CORRECTIONS, 24 October 2011