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by continued use of the prescribed apparatus. In analysing critically all these reports, it
can be concluded that electrical control of urinary incontinence is still uncertain and
depends very much on the proper selection of cases. However, if satisfactory results in
incomplete lesions of the spinal cord could be achieved even only in 30-40 per cent by the
intra-anal plug electrode, it would be worthwhile trying before contemplating major
surgical procedures.
URINALS
There are various designs of urinals for male paraplegics on the market, of which the
most suitable are those which are the least likely to cause injury to the anaesthetic skin
and deeper tissues, in particular the penis, and which can be properly cleansed. One-piece
FIG. 165.
