Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S49-S54 , March 2007

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. 1. Epidemiology and Classification

  • Chester H. Ho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Chester Ho, MD, Louis Stokes Cleveland Dept of VAMC, SCI 128W, 10701 E. Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106.
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  • Lisa-Ann Wuermser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Michael M. Priebe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Anthony E. Chiodo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • William M. Scelza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC
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  • Steven C. Kirshblum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Cord Injury Services, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry–New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.

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    The standard ASIA method for classifying SCI by neurologic level. Source: American Spinal Injury Association.4 Reprinted with permission.

    The standard ASIA method for classifying SCI by neurologic level. Source: American Spinal Injury Association.4 Reprinted with permission.

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PII: S0003-9993(06)01557-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S49-S54 , March 2007