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The Compressed Spinal Cord, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Surgery Volume 37-4

  • Book

  • October 2026
  • Region: North America
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 6252735
In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Michael G. Fehlings brings his considerable expertise to the topic of The Compressed Spinal Cord. Understanding this critical condition-the causes, clinical presentation, and advanced imaging and surgical techniques-is essential to delivering effective decompression and restoring neurological function. This issue provides expert guidance and the latest insights into managing spinal cord compression, empowering neurosurgeons to improve patient outcomes through precise diagnosis and innovative intervention strategies.
  • Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including artificial intelligence and machine learning in spinal cord injury; central cord injury; optimizing spinal cord perfusion in traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury; genetics and biomarkers to predict outcomes in traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury; repair and regeneration of the injured spinal cord;and more.
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the compressed spinal cord, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Authors

Michael G. Fehlings Professor, Vice Chair Research, Department of Surgery, Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, Co-Chairman Spinal Program, University of Toronto; Head Spinal Program, McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Fehlings is the Vice Chair Research for the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto and Head of the Spinal Program at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. Dr. Fehlings is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, holds the Gerry and Tootsie Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, is a Scientist at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine and a McLaughlin Scholar in Molecular Medicine. In the fall of 2008, Dr. Fehlings was appointed the inaugural Director of the University of Toronto Neuroscience Program (which he held until June 2012) and is currently Co-Director of the University of Toronto Spine Program. Dr. Fehlings combines an active clinical practice in complex spinal surgery with a translationally oriented research program focused on discovering novel treatments to improve functional outcomes following spinal cord injury (SCI).