Health
Disability high amongst non-hospitalised injury victims
Levels of ongoing disability amongst people injured, even when not hospitalised, has surprised a University of Otago research team.
Oct 2, 2012
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News tagged with spine injuries
Surgery
Surgery may be best for certain back conditions
Orthopedic spine surgery may be more effective than non-surgical treatment for low back disorders.
May 18, 2012
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Surgery
Surgeons restore some hand function to quadriplegic patient
Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury at the C7 vertebra, the lowest bone in the neck. Instead of operating ...
May 15, 2012
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Medical research
Doctor looks to China for spinal injury 'cure'
One of the world's leading researchers into spinal cord injuries says China could hold the key to a cure that he has been searching for since he met late actor Christopher Reeve in the 1990s.
Mar 7, 2012
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