Meta-analysis of pre-clinical studies of early decompression in acute spinal cord injury: a battle of time and pressure.

The use of early decompression in the management of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) remains contentious despite many pre-clinical studies demonstrating benefits and a small number of supportive clinical studies. Although the pre-clinical literature favours the concept of early decompression, translat...

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Main Authors: Peter E Batchelor, Taryn E Wills, Peta Skeers, Camila R Battistuzzo, Malcolm R Macleod, David W Howells, Emily S Sena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3751840?pdf=render