Characteristics and rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord stab
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| Authors: | Fangyong Wang Junwei Zhang Hehu Tang Xiang Li Shudong Jiang Zhen Lv Shujia Liu Shizheng Chen Jiesheng Liu Yi Hong |
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| Institution: | 1) Department of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury, Beijing Bo’ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, China;2) School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, China |
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| Abstract: | Purpose] The objective of the study was to compare the incidence, diagnosis, treatment,
and prognosis of patients with spinal cord stab injury to those with the more common
spinal cord contusion injury. Subjects] Of patients hospitalized in China Rehabilitation
Research Center from 1994 to 2014, 40 of those having a spinal cord stab injury and 50
with spinal cord contusion were selected. Methods] The data of all patients were analyzed
retrospectively. The cases were evaluated by collecting admission and discharge ASIA
(American Spinal Injury Association) and ADL (activity of daily living) scores. Results]
After a comprehensive rehabilitation program, ASIA and ADL scores of patients having both
spinal cord stab injury and spinal cord contusion significantly increase. However, the
increases were noted to be higher in patients having a spinal cord stab injury than those
having spinal cord contusion. Conclusion] Comprehensive rehabilitation is effective both
for patients having spinal cord stab injury and those with spinal cord contusion injury.
However, the prognosis of patients having spinal cord stab injury is better than that of
patients with spinal cord contusion.Key words: Spinal cord injury, Stab injury, Rehabilitation |
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