| epidemiology of spinal injuries in romania. | retrospective and prospective epidemiological studies in bucharest indicated a high rate of spinal injuries (about 28.5 per million population per year) in romania. most patients were poor, male, manual workers. half of them were aged less than 40. falls, particularly from horse-drawn carts, and road traffic accidents were the most frequent causes of injury. in summer, diving accidents were a common cause of spinal injuries. sixty per cent of the patients had cervical injuries. pressure sores be ... | 1994 | 7885713 |