Abstract
One hundred spine-injured patients have been visited at their homes, examined and questioned about their medical and social situation. The medical conditions have improved, compared with a former similar check-up. But the tendency to work has decreased and is lagging behind other countries. Possible reasons are pointed out.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Meine, E (1970). Spezielle Fürsorge für Querschnittsgelähmte an ihrem Wohnort, Berufsgenossenschaft 2.
Meinecke, F W (1965). Soziale und psychologische Fragen bei Querschnittsgelähmten Zbl. Chir. 90, 951–963.
Meinecke, F W (1967). Traumatische Querschnittslähmungen Problematik der Behandlung. Med. Klinik, 62, 455–460.
Vögtle-Juknert, U & Zureck, U (1973). Sport als Rehabilitationsfaktor bei Querschnittsgelähmten Öff. Gesundh. — Wesen, 35, 717–725.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Lang, H., Dürr, W., Hoffmann, J. et al. Post-clinical follow-up of spinal patients through domestic check-ups (Koblenz model). Spinal Cord 18, 140–144 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1980.24
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1980.24