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A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985.
Part I of this study has highlighted certain aspects pertaining to the patients admitted to the Spinal Cord Unit at the Conradie Hospital, Pinelands, with Spinal Cord Injury (s.c.i.). The main points of interest are as follows: 0 The majority of victims of s.c.i. in this series are young men, mainly...
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| description | Part I of this study has highlighted certain aspects pertaining to the patients admitted to the Spinal Cord Unit at the Conradie Hospital, Pinelands, with Spinal Cord Injury (s.c.i.). The main points of interest are as follows: 0 The majority of victims of s.c.i. in this series are young men, mainly Black or Coloured, with a low educational and poor employment status, with little in the way of pension or sick leave benefits. 0 Post injury employment opportunities are very limited, as are vocational training facilities. 0 The main causes of injury are examined, and while Motor Vehicle Accidents, Falls and Gunshot wounds are commonly described in the literature as causes of s.c.i., what is unique at the Conradie Hospital is the high percentage of stab wounds (29,6%) causing spinal cord lesions. 0 The method of injury in patients coming from Cape Town is compared and contrasted with the methods of injury in other areas. 0 The levels of the cord lesions and the clinical sequelae are analysed, and while Tetraplegia and Paraplegia are well described in all series on spinal cord injuries, this series is unique in the large number of Brown-Sequard type lesions (36, or 12,7% of all patients) that exist, associated with the large number of stab wounds. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/38978 A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. KETTLES_AN Klopper, Jack Community Health Part I of this study has highlighted certain aspects pertaining to the patients admitted to the Spinal Cord Unit at the Conradie Hospital, Pinelands, with Spinal Cord Injury (s.c.i.). The main points of interest are as follows: 0 The majority of victims of s.c.i. in this series are young men, mainly Black or Coloured, with a low educational and poor employment status, with little in the way of pension or sick leave benefits. 0 Post injury employment opportunities are very limited, as are vocational training facilities. 0 The main causes of injury are examined, and while Motor Vehicle Accidents, Falls and Gunshot wounds are commonly described in the literature as causes of s.c.i., what is unique at the Conradie Hospital is the high percentage of stab wounds (29,6%) causing spinal cord lesions. 0 The method of injury in patients coming from Cape Town is compared and contrasted with the methods of injury in other areas. 0 The levels of the cord lesions and the clinical sequelae are analysed, and while Tetraplegia and Paraplegia are well described in all series on spinal cord injuries, this series is unique in the large number of Brown-Sequard type lesions (36, or 12,7% of all patients) that exist, associated with the large number of stab wounds. 2023-09-29T12:02:43Z 2023-09-29T12:02:43Z 1988 2023-09-29T11:52:33Z Master Thesis Masters Masters http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978 eng application/pdf Department of Health Sciences Education Faculty of Health Sciences |
| spellingShingle | Community Health KETTLES_AN A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. |
| title_full | A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. |
| title_fullStr | A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. |
| title_short | A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. |
| title_sort | detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital pinelands cape during 1985 |
| topic | Community Health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978 |
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