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From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

A Patient's Experience with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

A Patient's Experience with Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis

Spinal Cord Injury

by Allan Johnson, MPT; Joel Lerman, MD; Craig McDonald, MD

This slide lecture comprises three presentations from a course from the ACPOC 2006 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA.

Topics covered include (1) ambulation In pediatric spinal cord injury (2) gait orthoses in spinal cord injured patients with complete thoracic motor lesions, and (3) scoliosis in pediatric SCI.

The lecture is offered both with (Flash format) and without (HTML format) audio. The html version only contains the slides and not the presenter's spoken text.

Keywords: paraplegia, rehabilitation, mobility, ambulation, brace, orthotics, effort of gait, gait orthosis, gait training, scoliosis, progressive spinal deformity, etiology, complications, outcomes, bracing, obesity, aerobic exercise, strength training, nutrition, Game Cycle

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