Paragliding accidents with spinal cord injury: 10 Years' experience at a single institution

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1125-1130

  Gauler, Rolf ^a   Moulin, Patrick ^a   Koch, Hans G ^a   Wick, Lukas ^a   Sauter, Benno ^a   Michel, Dieter ^a   Knecht, Hans ^a  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Characteristic injury pattern; Neurologic recovery; Paragliding accidents; Prognostic factors; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord; Vertebral surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AVIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; SWITZERLAND; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33646544028     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000216502.39386.70     Document Type: Article

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