Severe pressure ulcers requiring surgery impair the functional outcome after acute spinal cord injury

Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 70 - 77
Published: Jul 16, 2019
Abstract
Retrospective matched cohort study. Assessing the influence of surgically managed grade 3 and 4 pressure ulcers (PU) in the acute phase after spinal cord injury (SCI) on the neurological and functional outcome after 1 year. Specialized SCI-unit within a level 1 trauma center in Murnau, Germany. We performed a retrospective matched cohort study. For every patient with acute SCI and a PU requiring surgery, we identified matched controls within our...
Paper Details
Title
Severe pressure ulcers requiring surgery impair the functional outcome after acute spinal cord injury
Published Date
Jul 16, 2019
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
70 - 77
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