Can a complete excision of the injured site of the spinal cord lead to positive results?

Until now, there are no successful ways to restore the damaged spinal cord and its functions in severe spinal cord injury such as spinal cord contusion, rupture or intersection. This is largely due to the lack of treatment methods aimed at the chain of pathogenetic processes occurring in the nervous tissue after injury. The topic of restoration of spinal cord functions is taboo, often undesirable for discussion, and is influenced by clinical stereotypes. The article proposes to consider the method of treatment of spinal cord injury, using modern data, taking into account emerging pathophysiological processes at the site of injury and beyond. The use of new data and achievements of experimental science on severe spinal cord injury can be a serious step towards the development of new methods for the treatment of this pathology.

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