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Ralph J. Marino
Researcher at Thomas Jefferson University
Publications - 109
Citations - 9109
Ralph J. Marino is an academic researcher from Thomas Jefferson University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Spinal cord injury & Rehabilitation. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 105 publications receiving 8154 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralph J. Marino include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai & Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
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Superiority of motor level over single neurological level in categorizing tetraplegia.
TL;DR: The results suggest that the NL is an imprecise descriptor of the impairment in SCI, and is therefore a poor predictor of the resultant disability.
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A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Role of Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Decision Making and Outcome Prediction
Michael G. Fehlings,Michael G. Fehlings,Allan R. Martin,Lindsay Tetreault,Lindsay Tetreault,Bizhan Aarabi,Paul A. Anderson,Paul M. Arnold,Darrel S. Brodke,Anthony S. Burns,Kazuhiro Chiba,Joseph R. Dettori,Julio C. Furlan,Julio C. Furlan,Gregory W.J. Hawryluk,Langston T. Holly,Susan Howley,Tara Jeji,Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan,Mark R. N. Kotter,Shekar N. Kurpad,Brian K. Kwon,Ralph J. Marino,Eric M. Massicotte,Geno J. Merli,James W. Middleton,Hiroaki Nakashima,Narihito Nagoshi,Narihito Nagoshi,Katherine Palmieri,Anoushka Singh,Andrea C. Skelly,Eve C. Tsai,Alexander R. Vaccaro,Jefferson R. Wilson,Albert Yee,James S. Harrop +36 more
TL;DR: This guideline outlines the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in clinical decision making and outcome prediction in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and suggests that MRI should be performed in adult patients in the acute period following SCI, before or after surgical intervention.
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Validation of the walking index for spinal cord injury in a US and European clinical population.
John F. Ditunno,Giorgio Scivoletto,M Patrick,Fin Biering-Sørensen,Rainer Abel,Ralph J. Marino +5 more
TL;DR: The results support the hierarchical ranking of the WISCI scale and the correlation of WIS CI levels to impairment (LEMS) in a clinical setting of four nations.
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Development of a short-form Quadriplegia Index of Function scale.
Ralph J. Marino,J E Goin +1 more
TL;DR: There is significant redundancy in the Quadriplegia Index of Function and a brief disability measure would improve data quality and completeness, and may permit ongoing collection of observational rather than self-report data.
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A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Type and Timing of Rehabilitation.
Michael G. Fehlings,Michael G. Fehlings,Lindsay Tetreault,Lindsay Tetreault,Bizhan Aarabi,Paul A. Anderson,Paul M. Arnold,Darrel S. Brodke,Kazuhiro Chiba,Joseph R. Dettori,Julio C. Furlan,Julio C. Furlan,James S. Harrop,Gregory W.J. Hawryluk,Langston T. Holly,Susan Howley,Tara Jeji,Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan,Mark R. N. Kotter,Shekar N. Kurpad,Brian K. Kwon,Ralph J. Marino,Allan R. Martin,Eric M. Massicotte,Geno J. Merli,James W. Middleton,Hiroaki Nakashima,Narihito Nagoshi,Narihito Nagoshi,Katherine Palmieri,Anoushka Singh,Andrea C. Skelly,Eve C. Tsai,Alexander R. Vaccaro,Jefferson R. Wilson,Albert Yee,Anthony S. Burns +36 more
TL;DR: These guidelines should be implemented into clinical practice to improve outcomes and reduce morbidity in patients with SCI by promoting standardization of care, decreasing the heterogeneity of management strategies and encouraging clinicians to make evidence-informed decisions.