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Pasienter med traumatiske ryggmargsskader ved Nevrologisk avdeling, Haukeland Sykehus 1952-99
Engelsk titel: Patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries at the department of neurology, Haukeland Hospital 1952-99 Läs online Författare: Hagen EM ; Aarli JA ; Grönning M Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 17 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 01121335

Tidskrift

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 2001;121(28)3273-5 ISSN 0029-2001 E-ISSN 0807-7096 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

INTERPRETATION : Although there has been a reduction of work-related spinal cord injuries, there is still a potential for further prevention, especially among persons of more than 60 years of age. RESULTS : The initial clinical level of injury was the cervical spine in 50% of the patients, the thoracic spine in 33%, and the lumbar spine in 18%. Falling (45%) and road accidents (35%) were the main causes. The mean annual number of patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries increased from three in 1952-60 to eight in 1991-99; there was an increase in high cervical injuries among those older than 60. The proportion of work-related traumatic spinal cord injuries was 42% in 1952-74 and 26% in 1975-99. MATERIAL AND METHODS : All 238 patients (208 men) with traumatic spinal cord injuries admitted to the Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, from 1952 to 1999 were included. Data were obtained from medical files and studied retrospectively. BACKGROUND : We wanted to study the cause and the segmental level of traumatic spinal cord injuries.