A Surgical Protocol for Establishing Spinal Cord Ischemia with Extended Lifespan and Low Complication Rates in Rats
Yasuda N, Sasaki M, Kocsis J, Kawaharada N, Honmou O. A Surgical Protocol for Establishing Spinal Cord Ischemia with Extended Lifespan and Low Complication Rates in Rats. World Neurosurgery 2024, 188: e349-e356. PMID: 38789035, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic spinal cord injurySpinal cord ischemiaCord ischemiaComplication rateRat modelTherapeutic strategiesEvaluate new therapeutic strategiesFunctional recoveryMale Sprague-Dawley ratsLow complication rateSprague-Dawley ratsSpecialized surgical equipmentExperimental animal modelsImprove functional recoveryPromote functional recoverySpinal cord injuryCross-clampingSevere neurological disordersAzygos veinSurgical protocolDescending aortaBulldog clampsLumbar levelsSpinal cordIschemic lesions