title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1, Handayama, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan. tkazui@hama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazui
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012092:Replantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology