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Three hundred and fifty-one cases of traumatic spinal cord injuries concerning only inhabitants of the Rhône-Alpes region have been collected at Henry Gabrielle Hospital. Incidence and prevalence are discussed, as well as male/female ratio, causes of accidents, and their relationship to sex, race, age, vertebral level, associated injuries and profession.
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Minaire, P., Castanier, M., Girard, R. et al. Epidemiology of spinal cord injury in the Rhône-Alpes region, France, 1970-75. Spinal Cord 16, 76–87 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1978.13
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