The AO Spine Knowledge Forum Spinal Cord Injury (KF SCI) is a globally recognized, collaborative research network dedicated to addressing critical knowledge gaps in spinal cord injury (SCI). As part of AO Spine—one of the world’s largest academic spine societies in spine research—KF SCI brings together leading spine surgeons, clinician-scientists, and multidisciplinary experts to generate high-quality evidence and improve patient outcomes worldwide.

KF SCI focuses on solving key unresolved challenges in SCI by generating and translating knowledge worldwide to improve the care of patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) and Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

Through its continued commitment to excellence, KF SCI advances evidence‑based, globally applicable solutions and fosters international collaboration to improve care and outcomes for patients with spinal cord injury worldwide.

The AO Spine Knowledge Forums (KFs) are the engines of AO Spine clinical research. They perform evidence-based research and develop AO Spine classifications, staging of the disease, treatment guidelines, and outcome measures. 
The KFs meet regularly to discuss research, assess the best evidence for current practices, and formulate clinical studies to advance their field of spine expertise.

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Steering Committee Members

• Shekar Kurpad (Chairperson) – Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
• Brian Kwon (Past Chairperson) – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Jefferson Wilson – University of Toronto, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto, Canada
• Lukas Grassner – Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
• Allan R. Martin – University of California, Davis, CA, USA
• Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto – University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Advisory Board Members

• Bizhan Aarabi – University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
• Michael Fehlings – University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• James Guest – University of Miami, Miami, USA
• James Harrop – Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
• Mark Kotter – University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
• Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar – Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran