TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients in Europe
JO  - Acta neurochirurgica Supplement
A1  - Scivoletto, Giorgio
A1  - Miscusi, Massimo
A1  - Forcato, Stefano
A1  - Ricciardi, Luca
A1  - Serrao, Mariano
A1  - Bellitti, Roberto
A1  - Raco, Antonino
SP  - 203
EP  - 210
VL  - 124
IS  - 
N2  - In Western European countries there is an incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) of 16 to 19.4 new cases per million inhabitants per year. Since World War II, European physicians have been fundamental in the development of SCI medicine, starting from Sir Ludwig Guttman, who developed the idea of the integrated treatment of these patients. More recently, scientists from Germany and Switzerland have developed a new rehabilitative approach, Body Weight Support Treadmill Training, based on the concept of activity-based therapy and aimed at restoring walking in SCI patients. This review highlights issues concerning different organizational systems and health policies within and outside Europe.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0065-1419
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_31
ID  - ref1
ER  -