Spinal cord
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Comparative Study
Effects on age on spinal cord lesion patients' rehabilitation.
The present study was undertaken to focus the age-related characteristics of a population of traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord patients. ⋯ Older individuals with spinal cord injury and disease do well, but have a less favourable outcome in regard to walking, bladder and bowel independence than younger subjects and have more associated medical problems. Different rehabilitative strategies, therefore, are required for older subjects, which maximises the shorter length of stay and provides the necessary medical care and increased physical assistant resources following discharge.