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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2022

Partial restoration of spinal cord neural continuity via vascular pedicle hemisected spinal cord transplantation using spinal cord fusion technique.

Xiaoping Ren, Weihua Zhang, Jie Qin, Jian Mo, Yi Chen, Jie Han, Xinjian Feng, Sitan Feng, Haibo Liang, Liangjue Cen and 9 more

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. [Establishment of a canine model of vascularized allogeneic spinal cord transplantation and preliminary study on spinal cord continuity reconstruction].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoping RenDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5967-9885
Weihua ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2406-0852
Jie QinDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Jian MoDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Yi ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Jie HanDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Xinjian FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Sitan FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Haibo LiangDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Liangjue CenDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Xiaofei WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Linxuan HanDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Rongyu LanDepartment of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Haixuan DengDepartment of Imaging, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Huihui YaoDepartment of Electrophysiology, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Zhongquan QiMedical College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Hongjun GaoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Lishan WeiInstitute of Orthopedics, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Shuai RenGlobal Initiative to Cure Paralysis (GICUP), Columbus, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8741-3913
Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangxi University · CNHarbin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsOur team tested spinal cord fusion (SCF) using the neuroprotective agent polyethylene glycol (PEG) in different animal (mice, rats, and beagles) models with complete spinal cord transection. To further explore the application of SCF for the treatment of paraplegic patients, we developed a new clinical procedure for SCF called vascular pedicle hemisected spinal cord transplantation (vSCT) and tested this procedure in eight paraplegic participants.

methodsEight paraplegic participants (American Spinal Injury Association, ASIA: A) were enrolled and treated with vSCT (PEG was applied to the sites of spinal cord transplantation). Pre- and postoperative pain intensities, neurologic assessments, electrophysiologic monitoring, and neuroimaging examinations were recorded.

resultsOf the eight paraplegic participants who completed vSCT, objective improvements occurred in motor function for one participant, in electrophysiologic motor-evoked potentials for another participant, in re-establishment of white matter continuity in three participants, in autonomic nerve function in seven participants, and in symptoms of cord central pain for seven participants.

conclusionsThe postoperative recovery of paraplegic participants demonstrated the clinical feasibility and efficacy of vSCT in re-establishing the continuity of spinal nerve fibers. vSCT could provide the anatomic, morphologic, and histologic foundations to potentially restore the motor, sensory, and autonomic nervous functions in paraplegic patients. More future clinical trials are warranted.

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Neuroprotective AgentsSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsDogsEvoked Potentials, MotorHumansMiceNeurosurgical ProceduresRatsSpinal CordNeuroprotective Agentsclinic trialGEMINIpolyethylene glycolspinal cord fusionspinal cord injury

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PMID35545932
PMCPMC9253790
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