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Spine cord injury;activites of daily living;Modified Barthel Index
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A Survey Study Of The Spinal Cord Injuries And Their Activity Of Daily Living In Tainan Area, Tse-Chieh Hsueh, Yue-Nan Jenp, Jiunn-Ren Su, Yen-Chun Wu
A Survey Study Of The Spinal Cord Injuries And Their Activity Of Daily Living In Tainan Area, Tse-Chieh Hsueh, Yue-Nan Jenp, Jiunn-Ren Su, Yen-Chun Wu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
During Feb. and May of 1991, we followed up 110 cases of the spinal cord injuries by questionnaire and telephone in the Tainan area. The patients are composed of 95 males and 15 females, ranging of age from 16 to 78 years with the mean age of 43.2 ± 14.7 years. About three-fifth of the subjects sufferred from their injuries in the recent three years.There are 51 cases of quadriplegia, 19 of the cases are complete. 59 cases of paraplegia also appear, 33 of them are complete too. Three fifth of these patients received rehabilitation. All complete quadriplegia must require …