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Non-operative Treatment—Rehabilitation and Outcome

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Part of the book series: Advances in Neurotraumatology ((NEUROTRAUMATOL.,volume 2))

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This chapter is confined to consideration of closed spinal cord and cauda equina injuries.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks, England

    H. L. Frankel

  2. The Midland Spinal Injuries Centre, Institute of Orthopaedics, Oswestry, Shropshire, England

    W. S. El Masri

  3. Spinal Injuries Unit, Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield, England

    G. Ravichandran

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  1. Department Surgical Neurology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Phillip Harris F.R.C.S.E., F.R.C.P.E., F.R.C.S. (Glas.), F.R.S.E. (Consultant Neurosurgeon) (Consultant Neurosurgeon)

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Frankel, H.L., El Masri, W.S., Ravichandran, G. (1987). Non-operative Treatment—Rehabilitation and Outcome. In: Harris, P. (eds) Thoracic and Lumbar Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries. Advances in Neurotraumatology, vol 2. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4143-4_8

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