De Vivo M J, Richards J S, Stover S L, Go B K
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Spain Rehabilitation Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233.
West J Med. 1991 May;154(5):602-6.
The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center data base contains information collected prospectively on 13,763 persons injured since 1973 and treated at model systems of care throughout the United States. These data clearly demonstrate improved neurologic status and independent function in activities of daily living following acute care and rehabilitation for most persons with spinal cord injuries. Decreased lengths of initial and subsequent hospital stays and increased survival rates are also documented. Most persons are discharged to a private residence in the community and remain there. Many complete their educations and return to gainful employment after injury. Spinal cord injury has only a short-term effect on marriage and divorce rates, which appears to dissipate within a few years after injury. Overall, these figures demonstrate the dramatic improvements in length and quality of life achieved by most persons with spinal cord injuries during the past two decades.
国家脊髓损伤统计中心数据库包含自1973年以来对13763名脊髓损伤患者进行前瞻性收集的信息，这些患者在美国各地的模范医疗系统接受治疗。这些数据清楚地表明，大多数脊髓损伤患者在接受急性护理和康复治疗后，神经功能状态得到改善，日常生活活动能力实现独立。初始和后续住院时间缩短以及生存率提高也有记录。大多数患者出院后回到社区的私人住所并留在那里。许多人在受伤后完成学业并重返有收入的工作岗位。脊髓损伤对婚姻和离婚率只有短期影响，这种影响似乎在受伤后的几年内就会消失。总体而言，这些数据表明，在过去二十年中，大多数脊髓损伤患者在寿命和生活质量方面都取得了显著改善。
