Spinal cord
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ The characteristics of workplace TSCI are specific to this population. It is important therefore to develop prevention programs for specific work-related TSCI.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Although the elderly patients may benefit from the services of a dedicated spinal injuries centre, they should be carefully selected. The patient, relatives as well as the referring doctors should be alerted to the likely long-term outcomes early in the course of the injury. Elderly patients with complete lesions of the spinal cord will almost certainly remain institutionalized. Early endeavour should be made to find alternate rehabilitation settings with a lower-intensity treatment.
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Multicenter Study
Extent of spontaneous motor recovery after traumatic cervical sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury.
Retrospective, longitudinal analysis of motor recovery data from individuals with cervical (C4-C7) sensorimotor complete spinal cord injury (SCI) according to the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI). ⋯ Careful tracking of cervical motor recovery outcomes may provide the necessary sensitivity and accuracy to reliably detect a subtle, but meaningful treatment effect after sensorimotor complete cervical SCI. The distribution of the UEMS change may be more important functionally than the total UEMS recovered.
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Multicenter Study
SCIM III is reliable and valid in a separate analysis for traumatic spinal cord lesions.
A multi-center international cohort study. ⋯ The results confirm the reliability and validity of SCIM III for patients with traumatic SCLs in a number of countries.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ This study was granted by the 'Internationale Stiftung für Forschung in Paraplegie' (IFP), Zürich, Switzerland.