19 Posttraumatic Kyphotic Deformity of the Cervical Spine Kris E. Radcliff, David Gendelberg, Gurusukhman D. S. Sidhu, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Key Points 1. The absolute indication for surgery for…
32 Glial Scar and Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Are Needed for Spinal Cord Repair: Timing, Location, and Level as Critical Factors Michal Schwartz and Ravid Shechter Key Points 1. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan,…
35 Neuroregeneration Approaches Lisa McKerracher, Michael G. Fehlings, Alyson Fournier, and Stephan Ong Tone Key Points 1. After CNS injury, many growth inhibitors are released that block repair and regeneration….
33 Promising Preclinical Pharmacological Approaches to Spinal Cord Injury Michael S. Beattie and Jacqueline C. Bresnahan Key Points 1. CNS injury induces a cascade of overlapping degradative and reparative processes…
49 Functional Restoration through Robotics Martin Baggenstos, Geoffrey Ling, and James M. Ecklund Key Points 1. Neuroprosthetic devices are helping to restore lost motor or sensory function as a result…
51 Population-Based Spinal Cord Injury Registries: Potential Impacts and Challenges Marcel F. Dvorak, Catherine A. McGuinness, Michael G. Fehlings, and Vanessa K. Noonan Key Points 1. Prospective data registries provide…
20 Posttraumatic Syringomyelia: Pathophysiology and Management Mohammed Farid Shamji, Sung-Joo Yuh, and Eve C. Tsai Key Points 1. Posttraumatic syringomyelia should be considered in patients experiencing subacute or chronic neurological…
7 Spontaneous Recovery Patterns and Prognoses after Spinal Cord Injury Doniel Drazin and Maxwell Boakye Key Points 1. Performing the neurological examination at 72 hours following the injury provides a…
50 Peripheral Nerve Grafts and the Repair of Axonal Circuits Following Spinal Cord Injury H. Francis Farhadi and Allan D. Levi Key Points 1. Schwann cell or peripheral nerve grafting…
8 Management of Spinal Cord Injury in the Intensive Care Unit Nicolas Phan Key Points 1. Clinical management of SCI in the ICU is centered on the identification, prevention, and…
