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Current and future surgery strategies for spinal cord injuries
Sedat Dalbayrak, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neuro Spinal Academy, Istanbul 34940, Turkey
Onur Yaman, Clinic of Neurosurgery, Tepecik Education and Training Hospital, Izmir 35110, Turkey
Tevfik Yılmaz, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey
Author contributions: Dalbayrak S, Yaman O and Yılmaz T contributed equally to this work; Dalbayrak S, Yaman O and Yılmaz T designed and performed research; Dalbayrak S, Yaman O and Yılmaz T analyzed data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Onur Yaman, Clinic of Neurosurgery, Tepecik Education and Training Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir 35110, Turkey. dronuryaman@yahoo.com
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Received: October 24, 2013
Peer-review started: October 25, 2013
First decision: December 2, 2013
Revised: April 8, 2014
Accepted: May 13, 2014
Article in press: May 14, 2014
Published online: January 18, 2015
Processing time: 453 Days and 3 Hours
Peer-review started: October 25, 2013
First decision: December 2, 2013
Revised: April 8, 2014
Accepted: May 13, 2014
Article in press: May 14, 2014
Published online: January 18, 2015
Processing time: 453 Days and 3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Spinal cord trauma is a prominent cause of mortality and morbidity. In developed countries a spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs every 16 min. Due to the advanced techniques in spinal surgery, SCI is still challenging for surgeons. Spinal compression and neurological deficit are two major factors used to decide on surgery. Aim of the surgery is to decompress the spinal channel and to restore the spinal alinement and mobilize the patient as soon as possible. Use of neuroprotective agents as well as methods to achieve cell regeneration in addition to surgery would contribute to the solution.