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Spinal Cord Injury in the Geriatric Population: Risk Factors, Treatment Options, and Long-Term Management

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are sustained by more than 12 500 patients per year in the United States and more globally. The SCIs disproportionately affect the elderly, especially men. Approximately 60% of these injuries are sustained traumatically through falls, but nontraumatic causes including inf...

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Autores principales: Ikpeze, Tochukwu C., Mesfin, Addisu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5431411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458517696680