title: Survival periods in traumatic tetraplegia.
abstract: The survival periods in 331 cases of quadriplegia are reviewed. Important features are degree of injury, age at time of accident and ability to survive the first three months. A comparison of comparable circumstances is essential if we are to correctly interpret our respective mortality rates.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000401:mortality*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors