Advances in the treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury

HAN Dianjun; MU Qingchun; CHEN Xiaofeng

Abstract：Traumatic spinal cord injury(TSCI)is a very common type of neurological injury.In recent years,the number of such patients has increased,and the prognosis for patients is poor and their quality of life is extremely low.Treatment of spinal cord injury(SCI)currently includes surgical treatment,drug therapy,rehabilitation therapy,adjuvant therapy,and stem cell transplantation.This article reviews previous treatment methods from these aspects and introduces research progress in SCI treatment.The focus of surgery is on the early decompression.The use of methylprednisolone in drug therapy and clinical trials of riluzole are discussed.Stem cell transplantation has shown improvement in some trials.Acupuncture and hyperbaric oxygen therapy has demonstrated some effects in clinical settings.Rehabilitation therapy can promote the recovery of patients'motor ability and bladder function.However,most of the treatment can only prevent the further progression of injury and improve the prognosis,but fails to improve the patient's recovery.In this context,the research of new treatment methods is particularly urgent.This article reviews the progress in surgery,pharmacology,rehabilitation,adjuvant therapy and stem cell transplantation.