Literature DB >> 16094542

A follow-up study of patients with spinal cord injury in Sierra Leone.

R A Gosselin1, C Coppotelli.   

Abstract

Over an 18-month period, 24 patients were admitted with spinal cord injuries in a non-governmental organization hospital in one of the world's poorest countries, Sierra Leone. Seven patients died while in hospital. Follow-up data was available for 13 of the 17 survivors an average of 17.4 (10-28) months after discharge. Five patients were still alive.

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Year:  2005        PMID： 16094542      PMCID： PMC3456651          DOI： 10.1007/s00264-005-0665-3

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Int Orthop        ISSN： 0341-2695            Impact factor:   3.075


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