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  • Title: Analysis of 139 spinal cord injuries due to accidents in water sports.
    Author: Steinbrück K, Paeslack V.
    Journal: Paraplegia; 1980 Apr; 18(2):86-93. PubMed ID: 6990354.
    Abstract:
    Between 1967 and 1978, a total of 2587 patients received primary treatment in the Spinal Cord Injury Centre at the University of Heidelberg. In 212 cases the paralysis was caused by sports or diving accidents. Injuries resulting from accidents in water sports totalled 139, 131(61.7 per cent) of which could be classified as actual diving accidents. These 131 cases consisted of 129 tetraplegias and only 2 paraplegias. In 5 cases, the tetraplegia resulted from high diving and in 3 cases from scuba-diving. The subjects of the analysis are causes of accidents, segmental diagnosis of neurological deficiency symptoms and prognosis.
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