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Pathologic Considerations of Spinal Paralysis

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The Care and Management of Spinal Cord Injuries

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Abstract

It is a truism that the successful management of human spinal problems depends upon intelligent understanding of the relevant pathology. The elements of such processes are described in this chapter in order to achieve an understanding of the principles of pathology involved.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia

    George M. Bedbrook Kt., O.B.E., O.ST.J. Hon. M.D. (W.A.), M.S.(Melb.), D.P.R.M. (Syd.), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. (Senior Surgeon, Spinal Unit, Chairman, Clinical Staff, Vice President, Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Vice Chairman, National Advisory Council for the Handicapped (Australia)

  2. Royal Perth Rehabilitation Hospital, Shenton Park, Western Australia

    George M. Bedbrook Kt., O.B.E., O.ST.J. Hon. M.D. (W.A.), M.S.(Melb.), D.P.R.M. (Syd.), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. (Senior Surgeon, Spinal Unit, Chairman, Clinical Staff, Vice President, Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Vice Chairman, National Advisory Council for the Handicapped (Australia)

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  1. George M. Bedbrook Kt., O.B.E., O.ST.J. Hon. M.D. (W.A.), M.S.(Melb.), D.P.R.M. (Syd.), F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.
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Bedbrook, G.M. (1981). Pathologic Considerations of Spinal Paralysis. In: The Care and Management of Spinal Cord Injuries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8087-0_21

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8087-0_21

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