Fehlings Michael G, Tighe Allyson
Division of Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Neurosurg Focus. 2008;25(5):E1. doi: 10.3171/FOC.2008.25.11.E1.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a condition with devastating consequences for the patient, family, and society. Although effective treatments for SCI remain limited, there have been many advances in recent years, which have promise for the future from a clinical translational perspective. This issue of Neurosurgical Focus explores some of the current basic science, preclinical, and clinical research directed towards this goal. Clinical investigations are also discussed with regard to the treatment and management of different types of SCI and of SCI in different populations. The issue concludes with a review of the current, ongoing, and planned clinical trials, providing a glimpse of the promising new therapies being developed for the treatment of SCI.
脊髓损伤（SCI）对患者、家庭和社会都会造成灾难性后果。尽管目前针对脊髓损伤的有效治疗方法仍然有限，但近年来已有许多进展，从临床转化的角度来看，这些进展为未来带来了希望。本期《神经外科聚焦》探讨了一些当前针对这一目标的基础科学、临床前和临床研究。还讨论了不同类型脊髓损伤以及不同人群脊髓损伤的治疗和管理方面的临床研究。本期以对当前正在进行和计划中的临床试验的综述作为结尾，让我们得以一瞥正在研发的用于治疗脊髓损伤的有前景的新疗法。
