TRAUMATIC PARAPLEGIA—RATIONALE OF THERAPY
Authors: H KESSLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 May 1954TRAUMATIC PARAPLEGIA—RATIONALE OF THERAPYHARRY KESSLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.HARRY KESSLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-5-905 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOne of the most remarkable paradoxes in the progress of modern medicine has been the appearance of a complex series of problems associated with the care and treatment of the traumatic paraplegic. During and following World War I relatively little thought was given to this category of patients. For one thing, the immediate shock and subsequent overwhelming infection, involving the urinary tract particularly, defied all the therapeutic efforts available to the medical profession at that time, so that the vast majority of casualties rapidly succumbed, leaving but a handful of patients to survive the ravages of their injuries. 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WindleClementeScottChambers WFCDDWW: Structural and functional regeneration of the central nervous system, Chicago Neurological Society, Dec. 11, 1951, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 67: 553 (Apr.) 1952. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication July 6, 1953.From the Veterans Administration, Central Office, Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1954Volume 40, Issue 5Page: 905-923KeywordsShockUrinary tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...