Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of Current Treatment Options

Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event often resulting in permanent neurologic deficit. Research has revealed an understanding of mechanisms that occur after the primary injury and contribute to functional loss. By targeting these secondary mechanisms of injury, clinicians may be...

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Published in:	Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 469; no. 3; pp. 732 - 741
Main Authors:	Cadotte, David W., Fehlings, Michael G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer-Verlag 01.03.2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Animals Conservative Orthopedics Decompression, Surgical Disease Models, Animal Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Enzyme Inhibitors - pharmacology Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neuroprotective Agents - pharmacology Orthopedics Recovery of Function rho-Associated Kinases - antagonists & inhibitors Riluzole - pharmacology Spinal Cord Injuries - complications Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy Spine Sports Medicine Surgery Surgical Orthopedics Symposium: Current Concepts in Cervical Spine Surgery Trauma, Nervous System - etiology Trauma, Nervous System - physiopathology Trauma, Nervous System - therapy American Spinal Injury Association Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Riluzole Spinal Cord Injury Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
ISSN:	0009-921X, 1528-1132, 1528-1132
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