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Spinal cord injury

The Lancet, 2002
More than a decade ago, spinal-cord injury meant confinement to a wheelchair and a lifetime of medical comorbidity. The physician's armamentarium of treatments was very limited, and provision of care for individuals with spinal-cord injury was usually met with frustration.
John W, McDonald, Cristina, Sadowsky
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Spinal Cord Injury

The Journal of Pain, 2006
Pediatric spinal cord injury remains a relatively rare condition relative to its prevalence in the adult population. However, up to 5% of spinal cord injuries occur in children. In addition, age-related biomechanical and behavioral distinctions often make the detection and treatment of spine injuries in children much more challenging than in adults (1).
Wesley L, Smeal   +5 more
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Spinal Cord Injury

Neurologic Clinics, 1991
The evaluation and treatment of spinal cord injury continues to evolve, enhanced by new imaging modalities. Their application in reference to the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine is discussed. Treatment options, both conservative and surgical, are outlined.
P R, Meyer   +3 more
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Spinal Cord Injury

Nursing Clinics of North America, 1990
The successful outcome of providing care to the individual with a spinal cord injury is to enable the patient to live as satisfactory and fulfilling a life as possible. How this is achieved will be different with each individual and family depending on the degree of disability, the family and social environment, and preferred life-styles.
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Spinal cord injury

BMJ, 2010
Lifelong physiotherapy and pain control after accidental tetraplegia are augmented by various aids to mobility and an assistance dog, so that quality of life remains 90 ...
Peter, Sonksen, Stephen, Hillier
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Spinal Cord Injuries

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1982
Some spinal cord injuries occur after the patient arrives under medical care; if proper measures are taken, these should be preventable. Many cord injuries are incomplete and with proper treatment have a remarkable capacity for recovery. Centralized rehabilitation programs for patients with spinal injury can guide the victim to the highest functional ...
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Ambulation and Spinal Cord Injury

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2013
Walking is possible for many patients with a spinal cord injury. Avenues enabling walking include braces, robotics and FES. Among the benefits are improved musculoskeletal and mental health, however unrealistic expectations may lead to negative changes in quality of life.
Elizabeth C, Hardin   +2 more
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Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Injury

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 2021
Spinal cord injury (SCI) triggers a complex cascade of molecular and cellular events that leads to progressive cell loss and tissue damage. In this review, the authors outline the temporal profile of SCI pathogenesis, focusing on key mediators of the secondary injury, and highlight cutting edge insights on the alterations in neural circuits that ...
Laureen D, Hachem, Michael G, Fehlings
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Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Surgery, 1971
The incidence of civilian spinal cord injuries in the United States has been estimated at 5,000 per year. 1 That this figure is an estimate instead of a documented fact suggests the lack of organization in the approach to this problem. It is even more difficult to establish the number of living spinal cord injury patients in the country: guesses—and ...
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Injuries of the Spinal Cord

Archives of Surgery, 1957
Potential spinal cord injury must be recognized at the scene of injury, and the patient moved in such a manner that the spine remains immobilized, if the possibility of converting a simple fracture into a permanent para- or quadriplegia is to be avoided. Traction and immobilization must be constant; and once the diagnosis is made, the patient should be
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