Spinal cord injury rehabilitation: Turkish armed forces rehabilitation center experience Spi̇nal kord yarali rehabi̇li̇tasyonu: Türk si̇lahli kuvvetleri̇ rehabi̇l̇itasyon merkezi̇ tecrübesi̇
Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.42-47, 2005 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.42-47
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Complications, Rehabilitation, Spinal cord injury
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Although the history of spinal cord injury dates back to 2500 BC, rehabilitation of this spesific condition has gained importance in the last 60 years. In our country, spinal cord injury rehabilitation began concurrently with the pioneer countries in the world. The aim of this study was to reveal the results of spinal cord injury rehabilitation procedures carried out in Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center. Two hundred and seventy spinal cord injured patients (211 male and 59 female) were rehabilitated between January 2001 and November 2003. Of these; 5 have upper cervical, 68 have lower cervical, 45 have upper thoracic, 70 have lower thoracic and 82 have lumbar neurologic level. There were 52 (%19.3) patients with pressure sores, 8 (%2.9) patients with heterotopic ossification, and 44 (%16.3) patients with neuropathic pain, while deep vein thrombosis was not seen. ASIA-A rate in our patient group was 62.6%. Mean length of stay was 48.7±37.1 day and it was not effected by date of birth, sex, time since injury, injury type, pretreatment FIM score, ASIA level, heterotopic ossification, neuropathic pain and pressure sores. In conclusion; spinal cord injury rehabilitation is at the world standards in our center with the help of the modern functional approaches. The important point which should not be neglected is the necessity of standard protocols decreasing primary and secondary injury to the spinal cord.