Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating and common neurologic disorder that has profound
influences on modern society from physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic perspectives. …

• Administration of methylprednisolone (MP) for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI)
is not recommended. Clinicians considering MP therapy should bear in mind that the drug …

The intensive care unit (ICU) setting has traditionally been reserved for critically ill patients
who require aggressive medical care and exceptional medical attention. Most contemporary …

Object. Since publication in 1990, results from the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study II
(NASCIS II) trial have changed the way patients suffering an acute spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Study Design. A new proposed classification system for thoracolumbar (TL) spine injuries,
including injury severity assessment, designed to assist in clinical management. Objective. To …

… Hurlbert has been approached for technical specifications of the OCTA plate and may, in …
Address reprint requests to: RJ Hurlbert, MD, University of Calgary Spine Program, Foothills …

… Hurlbert RJ. Methylprednisolone for acute spinal cord injury: an inappropriate standard of
care. … Hurlbert RJ. The role of steroids in acute spinal cord injury: an evidence‐based analysis. …

Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons published
the first evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with acute cervical spinal …

Study Design. Literature review. Objectives. The purpose of this article is to review the
available literature and formulate evidence-based recommendations for the use of …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a common and devastating problem of modern society.
Through an understanding of underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in the …