To Reveal the Impact of a Constant Current Repetitive Electrical Epidural Stimulation on Regeneration of the Contused Rat Spinal Cord

Background: Does repetitive electrical stimulation promote recovery of the rat contused spinal cord? Study Design: An experimental rat model of spinal cord contusion with subsequent therapeutic intervention was usedto reveal the impact of a constant current repetitive electrical epidural stimulation on the regeneration of the contused rat spinal cord. Experiments were performed in the animal laboratory of a University Neurosurgical Department Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthesized with nembutal applied intraperitoneally and underwent laminectomy at Th 8. The spinal cord was then lesioned by graded e…