Advances in the Clinical Treatment of Adult Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation Medicine
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 2856
Special Issue Editor
Interests: trauma surgery; fracture; orthopedics; spine surgery; spine research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most feared complications of spinal fractures and almost always leads to massive impairment. The socioeconomic burden can be considered enormous, and the rehabilitation demands are high. Therefore, close cooperation between the acute care hospital and the rehabilitation facility is crucial for effective therapy. The importance of early surgical intervention and decompression has been broadly acknowledged, and the dictum “time is spine” is well established.
[*] Aim and scope of the Special Issue:
The aim and scope of this Special Issue of Medicina is to disseminate the most important information about the latest therapeutic and rehabilitation methods, their interconnection, and innovative diagnostic and prognostic tools. In the field of spinal cord injury, high-quality preclinical research and innovative development are advancing to further improve patient care and outcomes, and to contribute to enhancing today's postoperative care and rehabilitation.
[*] Cutting-edge research:
- Role of novel diagnostic and surgical techniques in optimizing clinical outcomes.
- Development of modulators for neuroprotection.
- Introduction of novel outcome prediction models based on new digital technologies.
- Biological and biotechnological approaches to neuronal regeneration.
- Case-based rehabilitation models tailored to patient needs.
[*] What kind of papers we are soliciting:
We are soliciting both authors' own work and review papers.
Dr. Siegmund Lang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spinal cord injury
- surgery
- rehabilitation
- epidemiology
- big data
- outcome prediction
- regeneration
- neuroprotection
- biomarker
- bioengineering
