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The care of SCI patients in the developing nations--can we stem the rot?

T K Shanmugasundaram1.   

Abstract

The aims, objectives and results of the Madras Paraplegia Project at the Government General Hospital, Madras is presented. Eight hundred and forty four Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients have been treated in 8 years and 4 months. The Madras Model offers an alternative strategy for the total care of SCI patients. The merits and drawbacks are highlighted. The results to date commend replication of the model in areas of the world where the services for SCI Care are meagre or non-existent.

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Year:  1988        PMID: 3353120     DOI: 10.1038/sc.1988.4

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Paraplegia        ISSN: 0031-1758


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Review 1.  Pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injury in developing nations.

Authors:  E C Zakrasek; G Creasey; J D Crew
Journal:  Spinal Cord       Date:  2014-11-04       Impact factor: 2.772

2.  Correlation of outcome measures with epidemiological factors in thoracolumbar spinal trauma.

Authors:  Bidre Upendra; Bijjawara Mahesh; Lalit Sharma; Pankaj Khandwal; Abrar Ahmed; Buddhadev Chowdhury; Arvind Jayaswal
Journal:  Indian J Orthop       Date:  2007-10       Impact factor: 1.251

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