The case of treatment of spinal cord injury as a result of combat injury in the military man by means of an electrostimulating device

SummarySpine and spinal cord injuries as a combat casualty are important in providingmilitary assistance to military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during combatoperation in eastern Ukraine and account for 1.1% of all sanitary casualties in thecontext of Antiterrorist Operation / Operation of Joint Forces. Such injury may be eventhree times more common in the structure of combat casualties. Often, injured patientswith spinal cord trauma remain unfit for further military service and require lifelongcare. Recently, treatment for recovery of sensory and motor function below the spinalcord injury area was primarily focused on traditional treatment and rehabilitationmethods, but new advances can significantly improve the prognosis of such patients,including the use of electrical stimulation devices. The case from this articledemonstrates the capabilities of such devices in the treatment of servicemen with spinalcord injury accompanied by impaired both motor and sensory function.