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1. In some cases of paraplegia and tetraplegia with pressure sores there exists a relative deficiency of ascorbic acid which may delay wound healing.
Further investigations of histology and leucocyte vitamin C levels would appear to be indicated.
2. There appears to be a difference between the ascorbic acid status of normal subjects and some paraplegic and tetraplegic patients; the reason for this is not known.
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Hunter, T., Rajan, K. The role of ascorbic acid in the pathogenesis and treatment of pressure sores. Spinal Cord 8, 211–216 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1970.39
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