Highlights and progress of clinical diagnosis and treatment of spine and spinal cord injuries in China during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of China's economy and society, spine and spinal cord injuries mainly due to high-energy injuries caused by high falls and traffic accidents are still the focus in the field of spinal trauma in China. Spine and spinal cord injuries are characterized by high disability rate, many complications, and treatment difficulties, which brings heavy burden to individuals, families and society. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, focusing on precise and minimally invasive treatment of spine and spinal cord injuries, a large amount of explorations have been performed in aspects of diagnosis, classification and treatment techniques. The theory of "spinal cord fascia compartment syndrome" and "microenvironment imbalance of spinal cord injury" are creatively put forward. Six national clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines are formulated and three expert consensuses are issued, which standardizes the clinical diagnosis and treatment practice of spinal and spinal cord injury in China. Three achievements win the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, representing the highest level in the field of clinical diagnosis and treatment of spine and spinal cord injuries in China during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. In this article, the authors mainly elaborate the highlights and progress of clinical diagnosis and treatment of spine and spinal cord injuries in China during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period from the perspective of new technoloqy and theory, guideline and consensus and technological awards.