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Eighty-four spinal cord injured patients (SCIP) injured as a result of penetrating missiles were categorised according to: neurological level of injury, age at time of injury, circumstances of injury, missile type, initial treatment, duration of injury, and ethnic background. Evaluations and comparisions were made concerning: life habits, family status, education, employment, and mental well being. A discussion of complicating factors, both physical and psychological, and their relation to the final rehabilitation result is presented.
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Brooks, M., Brouner, R. & Ohry, A. Long term follow up of spinal cord injury caused by penetrating missiles. Spinal Cord 30, 131–134 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1992.41
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