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This study shows that in selected patients with incomplete spinal cord lesions, micturition may be aided by a new technique of transurethral electro stimulation.
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Madersbacher, H., Pauer, W. & Reiner, E. Rehabilitation of micturition by transurethral electrostimulation of the bladder in patients with incomplete spinal cord lesions. Spinal Cord 20, 191–195 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1982.36
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