title: The message is clear: patients with spinal column injury should be treated at a trauma center to decrease the likelihood of long-term paralysis.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jurkovich
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014193:Trauma Centers