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INDEX
Legal aspects—
(com.'}
The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons
Act of 1970
637
The Disabled Persons Employment Act
634
vocational training courses
634
Levels of complete lesions
237-249
Lesions in continuity
216
Lewis's triple response
280
Mental disorders 478,481
Metabolic disturbances—skeletal system
200-206
Meteorism
193
Mineral metabolism
419
Myositis ossificans circumscripta
208
Myositis ossificans progressiva
210
Neuron-theory
62
Neuropathology 71-85
acute stage 72-77
intermediate stage
78
late stages
78-80
late myelopathy (remote lesions) 78-80
concussion
71
contusions
71
lacerations
71
transections
71
conus cauda equina lesions
80-81
Neurophysiological aspects
215
acute complete transverse syndrome
216
transection, lesion in continuity, commotio
spinalis
217
motor paralysis at segmental level
218
motor paralysis below the level of the
lesion
218
patterns of reflex disturbances
219-236
stage of spinal shock
219-222
stage of reflex return, reflex automatism of
the isolated cord 223-230
varieties in reflex pattern 230-234
clinical significance of paraplegia—in flex
ion or—extension 234-236
Nutritional deficiency
194
Oedema
194,470
Oliguria 411-413
Olympics of the Paralysed
Ossifications, para-articular
Osteoporosis
200
502-597
207-215
Pain and phantom sensations
256-261, 479
Psychological aspects
478
alcoholism
482
body image
479
excessive emotional reactions
480
mental disorders related to spinal injury
478
mental disorders unrelated to spinal injury
481
mental retardation due to oxygen deficiency
479
negativistic and provocative attitudes
480
psychological guidance
483
psychological treatment
482
psychopathic individuals
481
reactive mental disorders
479
schizophrenia and depression
482
self deception
481
septic conditions
478
spinal injuries centres
9-45
stage of realization
480
stage of shock
479
spinal paralysis a multi-disciplinary special
ity
43
Pressure lesions of external popliteal nerve
in cauda equina lesions
305
Pressure sores
485
black blister
490
cancerous degeneration of sores or scars
494
classification and localization
487
closed ischial bursa
493
complications following pressure sores
deep penetrating necrosis
490-493
definition and terminology
485
external factors
487
intrinsic factors
486
lowering of tissue resistance
486
maceration through moisture
487
mechanism
486
pathology
490
permanent damage to cutaneous tissues
490
predilection places
487
pressure to penis by urinals
490
pressure in the trachea by tracheostomy
tubes
489
sinus sore communicating with bursa
493
spasticity
487
transient circulatory disturbances
490
vertical pressure and shear stress
487
amputations
513-514
ectopic bone formation
511
effect of intractable spasticity
506
evaluation of treatment by 2-film method
505
excision of ischium, torchanterics, head of
femur and hip joint
509-511
general treatment
501
local treatment
501-503
nutritional effects
540
osteomyelitis—septicaemia
496
pinch and postage stamp graft
506-507
