‎"‎Overall‎,‎ Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury‎:‎ Basic Research to Clinical Practice is an excellent compendium and reference that provides the most complete coverage of all clinical‎,‎ preclinical‎,‎ management‎,‎ and research aspects of SCI in a single attractive volume‎.‎‎"‎ ‎-‎- American Journal of Neuroradiology Essentials of Spinal Cord Injury is written for the spinal cord injury ‎(‎SCI‎)‎ team and reflects the multidisciplinary nature of treating patients with SCI‎.‎ It integrates emerging medical and surgical approaches to SCI with neuroanatomy‎,‎ neurophysiology‎,‎ neuroimaging‎,‎ neuroplasticity‎,‎ and cellular transplantation‎.‎ This comprehensive yet concise reference will enable neurosurgeons‎,‎ orthopedic surgeons‎,‎ neurologists‎,‎ and allied health professionals caring for SCI patients to translate research results into patient care‎.‎ It is also an excellent resource for those preparing for the board exam in SCI medicine‎.‎Key Features‎:‎ * Material is cross‎-referenced to highlight relationships between the different areas of SCI* Chapters are concise‎,‎ focused‎,‎ and include key points‎,‎ pearls‎,‎ and pitfalls* An Overview of the Literature table is provided in most chapters‎,‎ giving readers a meaningful distillation of each publication referenced * Each editor is a world‎-renowned expert in one of these core disciplines involved in the management of SCI patients‎:‎ neurosurgery‎,‎ orthopedic surgery‎,‎ spinal cord science‎,‎ and rehabilitative medicine This is a must‎-have guide that all neurosurgeons‎,‎ orthopedic surgeons‎,‎ neurologists‎,‎ and allied health professionals involved in the care of spinal cord injury patients should have on their bookshelf‎.‎