Kiwerski J, Ahmad S H
Paraplegia. 1983 Jun;21(3):161-5. doi: 10.1038/sc.1983.26.
In the period 1965-80, 125 women were treated because of paralysis or paresis of the lower extremities resulting from spinal trauma. In this report the causes of trauma, as well as the clinical and functional treatment of this group are discussed. The most frequent causes of trauma were falls from heights, from a tree, a ladder, a horse-cart as well as suicidal jumps and road accidents. It was ascertained that the results of treatment of spinal cord injuries in the upper thoracic segment are worse than in its lower part. These results do not differ from men with similar degrees and neurological levels of spinal cord injury. On the other hand the duration of treatment is longer in women than in men with the same degree of spinal cord lesion, amounting on the average to 17.4 weeks.
在1965年至1980年期间，125名女性因脊柱创伤导致下肢瘫痪或轻瘫而接受治疗。本报告讨论了创伤原因以及该组患者的临床和功能治疗情况。创伤最常见的原因是从高处坠落，如从树上、梯子上、马车上下落，以及自杀性跳跃和道路交通事故。已确定上胸段脊髓损伤的治疗效果比下胸段差。这些结果与脊髓损伤程度和神经水平相似的男性并无差异。另一方面，脊髓损伤程度相同的女性治疗时间比男性长，平均为17.4周。
