title: Rehabilitation of the elderly paraplegic.
abstract: Elderly patients with spinal cord injuries can be rehabilitated successfully. Community home can resources are crucial for managing patients at home. Regular monitoring of skin integrity and for bladder infection is important.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, London.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Teasell
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control