title: The treatment of acute spinal cord injuries in a war zone.
abstract: The clinical course and method of treatment of 43 cases of spinal cord injury from Vietnam are presented. Compared with other wars, antibiotics and more efficient handling have reduced mortality and infection but have not improved the incidence of neurological recovery.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Service, Neurosurgical Treatment Center, Third Hospital, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014744:Vietnam; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents