The Joint Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Disorders of the AANS/CNS is interested in your treatment of patients with spinal cord injuries. Current neurosurgical care of these patients, particularly with respect to steroid administration, has been the subject of much debate. While guidelines committees are working towards an analysis of the available data, the value of the cumulative clinical experience and attitudes of surgeons around the country is important to consider.

The Spine Section has designed a simple one-minute electronic questionnaire to survey attitudes towards the use of steroids in the acutely injured spinal cord injured patient.  Regardless of your present participation in managing these patients, your point of view on this topic is important to us.  We would like your input to see how you are dealing with this contentious issue.