@article{ref1,
title="Spinal cord injury due to gender violence",
journal="Rehabilitación",
year="2006",
author="Alcaraz-Rousselet, M.a. and Tudela-Salom, C. and Labarta-Bertol, C. and Valdizán-Valledor, C.",
volume="40",
number="4",
pages="175-179",
abstract="Objective<br/>The authors review the main clinical and social features of a series of women aged above 18 years who suffered spinal cord injury in setting of gender violence.Material and methods<br/>Study period: 1992-2004. Variables: age, lesion level, ASIA classification, injury mechanism, sociocultural level, legal aspects.Results<br/>The total number of women admitted to our hospital was 689, 7 of whom had been injured as a result of domestic violence. Mean age: 32 years (range: 23-40). Level of spinal cord injury: cervical (4), dorsal (2), lumbar (1). ASIA classification: complete (6), incomplete (1). The direct causes were: aggression by knife (3), precipitation (3), and provoked car accident (1). Two women were pregnant at the time of the aggression. Nationality: Spanish (3), foreigner (4). Maximum peak incidence was in 2002 (4 cases). In all cases the social level was low. It was observed that all women, in spite of evidence, did not initially admit a problem of domestic violence by a partner as the real cause of their lesion.Conclusions<br/>The incidence of gender violence as a cause of spinal cord injury in our female population was 1 %. It seems that this cause is recognized more frequently in recent years. It is probable that an undetermined number of accidental falls or precipitations may actually be generated in a background of gender violence. We think that a multidisciplinary approach is warranted as social and psychological factors play an important role in these patients.</p><p />",
language="",
issn="0048-7120",
doi="10.1016/S0048-7120(06)74888-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7120(06)74888-5"
}