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Spinal cord injury is a common occurrence in Zimbabwe and carries with it a high morbidity and mortality. In the past almost all patients discharged from hospital were dead within a year. Reasons for this high mortality are presented. The establishment of the National Rehabilitation Centre has had a profound impact on the survival of these individuals as well as on improving their quality of life. The results of a retrospective survey on the mortality and life situation of individuals with spinal cord injuries sustained through trauma are presented. However major unresolved problems are inadequate housing, lack of financial support, practically no prospect of employment and depression compounded by boredom.
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Levy, L., Makarawo, S., Madzivire, D. et al. Problems, struggles and some success with spinal cord injury in Zimbabwe. Spinal Cord 36, 213–218 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3100574
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