Current research outcomes from the spinal cord injury model systems

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Article provides an overview of the journal issue focusing on research outcomes from the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) program. The program’s goals are to demonstrate a comprehensive system of care for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and conduct research to improve the health and quality of life of people with SCI. The 26 articles published in this issue represent different stages of SCIMS research. Nine articles reflect SCIMS site-specific projects that involve 1 center’s patient population, 4 result from collaborative modules that involve several SCIMS centers, 2 build on a large-scale multisite collaborative project, and the others are based in full or part on National SCI Database data. The articles comprising this issue demonstrate the depth and breadth of work conducted by the SCIMS program, from epidemiology to randomized controlled trials, from descriptive analysis to artificial neural network methodology, from neurologic classification to community integration, and from health services research to assistive technology for mobility

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