Secondary conditions following spinal cord injury have been well described in the literature and have a documented impact on morbidity and mortality. Many of these conditions are potentially preventable and/or amenable to treatment, with the best outcome in the latter case when treatment is applied early. An epidemiologic approach to secondary conditions attempts to identify factors that can be used to develop risk models for their development, which in turn can be useful to clinicians for monitoring, early identification, and treatment. In this article, we review the literature describing risk factors for five major secondary conditions (chronic pain, respiratory complications, urinary tract infections, pressure sores, and depression) and offer suggestions for clinical monitoring and research.
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June 09 2004
The Epidemiology of Secondary Conditions Following Spinal Cord Injury
Scott Richards;
Scott Richards
1
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Ken Waites;
Ken Waites
2
Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Yu Chen;
Yu Chen
3
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Steve Kogos;
Steve Kogos
4
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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M.M. Schmitt
M.M. Schmitt
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil (2004) 10 (1): 15–29.
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Scott Richards, Ken Waites, Yu Chen, Steve Kogos, M.M. Schmitt; The Epidemiology of Secondary Conditions Following Spinal Cord Injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 1 July 2004; 10 (1): 15–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1310/YXM3-85YW-8VUG-NNUR
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