title: Treatment of spinal cord injuries in the thoracolumbar region.
abstract: Forty patients with spinal cord injuries in the thoracolumbar region were studied. Clinical and experimental data support the conservative approach. In some patients acute stabilisation is needed and in a few patients operative decompression may be considered. Promising experimental non-invasive techniques to improve recovery are presented, but there are no convincing clinical results so far. The authors believe that regeneration will be the key area for future research.
mesh_terms: D004434:Early Ambulation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013123:Spinal Fusion