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Table of Contents

Overview
Patient Presents
Social and Medical History
Initial Assessment and Investigations
Diagnosis
Team Members
Acute Management I
Acute Management II
Surgery
Early Rehabilitation
Late Rehabilitation I
Late Rehabilitation II
Discharge
Post-discharge
References

Authors:

Quinette Louw, PhD, MASP
and Stephanie Lochner, BSc

University of the Western Cape

Case Editor:
Carmen Abbott, PT, MS
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Paraplegic Rehabilitation in South Africa

Quinette Louw, PhD, MASP
Stephanie Lochner, BSc

Overview

This case is appropriate for physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthotists, social workers, respiratory therapists, and those in similar areas.

Objectives

  • To demonstrate interdisciplinary teamwork in the rehabilitation of a paraplegic.
  • To outline the procedure followed in the diagnosis of a spinal cord injury.
  • To discuss the detailed management of a paraplegic in a major spinal cord injury hospital in South Africa.
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