Figure 2.

The goal of SCI research varies between studies.

Contusion injuries are the most commonly seen injury in humans and thus the most studied animal models (A). Although contusions and compressions are thought to best represent an injury seen in humans, other models may be helpful in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms post-SCI and the effects of treatments on SCI. An appropriate injury model is chosen depending on the aims of the study (B). Adapted from Sharif-Alhoseini et al. (2017). SCI: Spinal cord injury.