Critical Role of p38 in Spinal Cord Injury by Regulating Inflammation and Apoptosis in a Rat Model.

Study Design: To evaluate the effect of p38 pathway on spinal cord injury (SCI), a rat model of SCI was performed.

Objective: We determined the effect of p38 on SCI and SCI related inflammation, apoptosis, and autophagy.

Summary Of Background Data: SCI is a severe clinical problem worldwide.

Suturing-Free Artificial Dura with Dacron Heart Patch in Decompressive Craniectomy and Cranioplasty.

Dacron heart patch has been used in decompressive craniectomy, performing the function of septa, mainly to prevent extra adhesion of temporal muscle and decompressive meningeal adhesion in the second-stage cranioplasty, so as to make the operation easier. Then, we made the following modification technology: (1) We used artificial suturing-free dura participate directly in the duraplasty. (2) Dacron patch is not in need of trimming the side holes and can directly cover the decompression window.