Open Access
Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the Netherlands: Emergency Medical Service, Hospital, and Functional Outcomes
Author(s) -
Menco J. S. Niemeyer,
Robin D Lokerman,
Said Sadiqi,
Mark van Heijl,
Roderick M. Houwert,
Karlijn J. P. van Wessem,
Marcel W. M. Post,
Casper F. van Koppenhagen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1945-5763
pISSN - 1082-0744
DOI - 10.46292/sci20-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , trauma center , emergency medicine , epidemiology , spinal cord injury , emergency department , medical record , retrospective cohort study , physical therapy , surgery , spinal cord , psychiatry
Evaluating treatment of traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) from the prehospital phase until postrehabilitation is crucial to improve outcomes of future TSCI patients.