A follow-up study of patients with spinal cord injury in Sierra Leone

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Gosselin, RA ^{[1
]}

Coppotelli, C ^{[1
]}

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[1] Berkeley Sch Publ Hlth, El Granada, CA 94018 USA

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INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS | 2005年 / 29卷 / 05期

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10.1007/s00264-005-0665-3

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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

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Over an 18-month period, 24 patients were admitted with spinal cord injuries in a non-governmental organization hospital in one of the world's poorest countries, Sierra Leone. Seven patients died while in hospital. Follow-up data was available for 13 of the 17 survivors an average of 17.4 (10-28) months after discharge. Five patients were still alive. S

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