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A survey has been made of 70 out of the 166 female paraplegic and tetraplegic patients treated at the Spinal Unit of La Fe Hospital of Valencia in order to record the aetiology, main medical problems, domestic resettlement, functional, social and industrial rehabilitation of the patients. The results are discussed.
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Paraplegia/reabilitação , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Coito , Emprego , Feminino , Humanos , Locomoção , Casamento , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Paraplegia/complicações , Paraplegia/fisiopatologia , Qualidade de Vida , EspanhaRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the paralysis of some respiratory muscles, due to a spinal cord lesion, on the lung volumes and the mechanics of breathing, specially on the maximal expiratory flows. Fifty-two tetraplegics have been studied, divided in two groups--according to the level of the lesion to investigate if there is any difference in the behaviour of both groups.
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Medidas de Volume Pulmonar , Quadriplegia/fisiopatologia , Respiração , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fluxo Expiratório Máximo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Capacidade Pulmonar TotalRESUMO
The X-ray examination of 704 spinal cord injured patients have showed that in 20 per cent of the cases para-articular ossifications were present most frequently in the hips. They were less frequently found in non-traumatic and incomplete cases. No other clear relationship was found.
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Artropatias/complicações , Ossificação Heterotópica/complicações , Paraplegia/complicações , Quadriplegia/complicações , Adulto , Articulação do Cotovelo , Feminino , Articulação do Quadril , Humanos , Articulação do Joelho , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Articulação do OmbroRESUMO
We have studied the FVC and maximum flow-volume loop in 20 tetraplegics and the results have been compared with the predicted normal values. The FVC in sitting position is reduced at approximately half the normal predicted values and is significantly lower than in supine and Trendelenburg. At high lung volumes the flows are reduced at half the normal values. At low lung volumes the reduction is smaller (71.5 per cent).