Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature

• Published in: Frontiers in surgery Vol. 8; p. 698736
• Main Authors: Wang, Timothy Y., Park, Christine, Zhang, Hanci, Rahimpour, Shervin, Murphy, Kelly R., Goodwin, C. Rory, Karikari, Isaac O., Than, Khoi D., Shaffrey, Christopher I., Foster, Norah, Abd-El-Barr, Muhammad M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.12.2021
• Subjects: complications; management; review; Surgery; traumatic spinal cord injury; traumatic spinal cord injury; complications; management; review; surgery

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a debilitating disease that poses significant functional and economic burden on both the individual and societal levels. Prognosis is dependent on the extent of the spinal injury and the severity of neurological dysfunction. If not treated rapidly, patients wit...