• Jesús Vaquero, Mercedes Zurita, Cecilia Fernández, and Carlos Cotua.
• Neurosurgical Service, Hospital Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: jvaqueroc@telefonica.net.
• World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec 1; 96: 440-443.

BackgroundCell therapy is configured as a promising strategy for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI), but it requires reliable systems to achieve microinjections with different rates and volumes, according to the different characteristics of the injured spinal cord tissue and the targets previously selected.ObjectiveWe sought to describe an original and inexpensive device for support of microinjection systems in the course of spinal cord surgery.MethodsOur attachment device consists of an arch and a system of bars that can be fixed to the operating table and on which a microinjection pump can be displaced and fixed in the course of surgery.ResultsThis device has been used for therapy administration into injured spinal cords. It is easy to use and permits reproducible results.ConclusionWe have described an original attachment device for the support of a microinjection pump. It is applicable to spinal cord surgery and should be considered as a cheap solution for intralesional administration of cell therapy after spinal cord injury.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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