A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985.

dc.contributor.advisorKlopper, Jack
dc.contributor.authorKETTLES_AN
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-29T12:02:43Z
dc.date.available2023-09-29T12:02:43Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.date.updated2023-09-29T11:52:33Z
dc.description.abstractPart 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.
dc.identifier.apacitation (1988). <i>A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health Sciences Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. <i>"A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health Sciences Education, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation 1988. A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health Sciences Education. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - KETTLES_AN AB - 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. DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Community Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1988 T1 - A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985 TI - A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. A detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health Sciences Education, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38978en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Health Sciences Education
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.titleA detailed study of persons admitted to the spinal unit of conradie hospital, Pinelands, Cape, during 1985.
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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