The profile of spinal injuries in the elderly population

• Main Authors: Glaciéle de Oliveira Teixeira (Author), Thais Fonseca de Oliveira (Author), Verônica Baptista Frison (Author), Thais de Lima Resende (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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&...