The profile of spinal injuries in the elderly population

This retrospective cross-sectional study sought to: describe the profile of the elderly population who suffered spinal injury (SI) between 2005 and 2010 in Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil; compare the trauma mechanism and type of SI prevalence in both sexes; and compare the trauma mechanism in the sample&...

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Main Authors: Glaciéle de Oliveira Teixeira, Thais Fonseca de Oliveira, Verônica Baptista Frison, Thais de Lima Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502014000200144&tlng=pt