Diving injury resulting in tetraplegia.
This paper reviews the medical records of 100 consecutive patients with tetraplegia owing to diving injury. Their high survival characteristics, plus youth on presentation, create the problem of an expanding population of chronically disabled patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D004242:Diving; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*