Early vs delayed surgery for cervical spine injury in elderly patients: Rethinking timing and outcomes
A STUDY BY DRS NAOKI SEGI, HIROAKI NAKASHIMA, SADAYUKI ITO et al.

About the authors
Hiroaki Nakashima (Corresponding author)
- 2003 M.D. Nagoya University School of Medicine
- 2016 Ph.D., Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
- 2014–2016 Postdoctoral Fellow in Division of Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2016– Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Spine Center in Konan Kosei Hospital
- 2019–2022 Assistant Professor of Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
- 2022.5–2022.9 Lecturer of Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
- 2022.9–Associate Professor of Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Naoki Segi (First author)
- 2022 Ph.D., Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
- 2020 JASA, Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition
- 2008 M.D., Nagoya University School of Medicine
- 2020–, Medical Staff in Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital
- 2014–2018, Medical Staff in Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kosei Hospital
- 2010–2014, Medical Staff in Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital
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