title: Point of view.
authors.affiliation: Chiba University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. Inouema@chibae. hosp.go.jp.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: John Hurlbert
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016896:Treatment Outcome