Wenjian Yuan, Jiuxiao Sun, Qingyang Li, Ruiyuan Zheng, Bin Guan, Zhuo Chen, Jiaming Ding, Qingyu Sun, Runhan Fu, Wei Wang, Yuxuan Fan, Yi Kang, Chao Sun, Ang Li, Dongjin Wu, Dachuan Wang, Lei Qi, Lingxiao Chen, Shiqing Feng, Hengxing Zhou
INTRODUCTION: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic event with devastating physical, social and occupational consequences for patients and their families. The number of patients with acute SCI in China continues to grow rapidly, but there have been no large prospective cohort studies of patients with acute SCI. This proposed study aims to establish a multicentre, extensive sample cohort of clinical data and biological samples of patients in China, which would aid the systematisation and standardisation of clinical research and treatment of acute SCI, thus reducing the heavy burden of acute SCI on patients and society...
May 15, 2024: BMJ Open