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Acute and Long-Term Surgical Management of the Spinal Cord Injury Patient

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Many injured patients require post-acute care and rehabilitative services as part of their recovery from trauma. These patients often have ongoing medical care needs that continue past the immediate period of stabilization and treatment. Since prolonged hospitalization and immobilization contribute to functional decline, early progression to the rehabilitation phase is key. Therefore, it is important to better understand the common procedures, including complications and sequela, experienced by recovering trauma patients.

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  1. General Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Melissa Baldwin MD

  2. Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Patricia Ayoung-Chee MD

  3. Department of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    H. Leon Pachter MD

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  1. Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, The Plastic Surgery Center, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA

    Andrew I. Elkwood

  2. Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, The Plastic Surgery Center, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA

    Matthew Kaufman

  3. Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, The Plastic Surgery Center, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA

    Lisa F. Schneider

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Baldwin, M., Ayoung-Chee, P., Pachter, H.L. (2017). Acute and Long-Term Surgical Management of the Spinal Cord Injury Patient. In: Elkwood, A., Kaufman, M., Schneider, L. (eds) Rehabilitative Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41406-5_13

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