TY - JOUR
T1 - Complete sensorimotor paralysis after cord injury
T2 - Mortality, recovery, and therapeutic implications
AU - Ducker, Thomas B.
AU - Russo, G. Lee
AU - Bellegarrique, Roberto
AU - Lucas, John T.
PY - 1979/11
Y1 - 1979/11
N2 - In 273 completely paralyzed cord injured patients, the 1-year mortality was 34% in the patients with cervical fractures and 7% in the patients with thoracic and thoracolumbar fractures. Recovery of useful motor function return occurred in 6.7% of the cervical and 11% of the thoracic and thoracolumbar patients; only 1% of the patient population became completely normal. No specific treatment could be singled out as aiding recovery. A case with recovery from complete paralysis after C5-6 fracture-dislocation is presented.
AB - In 273 completely paralyzed cord injured patients, the 1-year mortality was 34% in the patients with cervical fractures and 7% in the patients with thoracic and thoracolumbar fractures. Recovery of useful motor function return occurred in 6.7% of the cervical and 11% of the thoracic and thoracolumbar patients; only 1% of the patient population became completely normal. No specific treatment could be singled out as aiding recovery. A case with recovery from complete paralysis after C5-6 fracture-dislocation is presented.
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U2 - 10.1097/00005373-197911000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00005373-197911000-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 513170
AN - SCOPUS:0018606098
SN - 0022-5282
VL - 19
SP - 837
EP - 840
JO - Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
JF - Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
IS - 11
ER -