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July 31, 2025Applied SciencesOpen Access

Reviewing Breakthroughs and Limitations of Implantable and External Medical Device Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury

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TWTooba WallanaKBKonstantinos BanitsasWBWamadeva Balachandran

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Overview

Review identifies breakthroughs in spinal cord injury treatments, highlighting limitations and future needs in medical devices.

Key Points

  • Improvements in neural communication through medical devices can significantly enhance mobility for spinal cord injury patients, and addressing limitations is crucial.
  • Functional electrical stimulation and robotic systems emerge as promising interventions, yet long-term biocompatibility remains a challenge for patients.
  • Analysis of treatment methods highlights regulatory barriers and adaptability as major limitations, urging advancements in device integration and AI.
  • Focus on wireless data logging with AI algorithms can improve spinal cord injury device performance, indicating a pivotal area for future research.

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Wallana et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2d76cf1dd9ea359e550ehttps://doi.org/10.3390/app15158488
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