Objective:To study the effect of postinjury treatment with Mg 2+ on spinal cord edema after traumatic spinal cord injury.Method:Forty rabbits were randomly assigned to five experimental groups on the basis of the administration of magnesium and the harvest time of spinal cord tissue specimens:Sham(Group A);Spinal cord injury(SCI) 24 hours(Group B);SCI with administration of Mg 2+ half an hour postinjury 24 hours(Group C);SCI 48 hours(Group D);SCI with administration of Mg 2+ half an hour postinjury 48 hours(Group E).The SCI animal models were m...