The experimental study of spinal cord injury is a hot topic in medical science. How to prepare and select a reasonable experimental animal model is very important. Rats have the advantages of easy access, strong environmental adaptability, simple operation,easy to care and so on. It is the first choice for the preparation of spinal cord injury model. Common spinal cord injury models of rats included spinal cord contusion, injured spinal cord compression, spinal cord ischemia - reperfusion injury, spinal cord transection injury, spinal cord tissue defect, etc. This review summarizes some of the...