Talk:Paraplegia

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This article should say how this compares with Quadriplegia. I don't know enough detail.

Short, possibly oversimplified, version: paraplegia is from the waist down, quadriplegia is from the neck down. --Paul A 07:55, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)


I have been going through the list of orthopaedic conditions listed as stubs and suggesting this template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery)
Name
Definition
Synonyms
Incidence
Pathogenesis and predisposing factors
Pathology
Stages
Classification
Natural History/Untreated Prognosis
Clinical Features
Investigation
Non-Operative Treatment
Risks of Non-Operative Treatment
Prognosis following Non-Operative Treatment
Operative Treatment (Note that each operations should have its own wiki entry)
Risks of Operative Treatment
Prognosis Post Operation
Complications
Management
Prevention
History
--Mylesclough 06:13, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

-- Paraplegia and paraparesis aren't necessarily "orthopedic conditions".

==Paraparesis is not paraplegia

Paraparesis and paraplegia are distinct, and there should not be a redirect from paraplegia to this page. --Lizzard 07:35, 10 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Paralysis

Paralysis is not a criteria for parapeligia or quad; impairment in the limbs, is the the acutally quallification, I believe. 66.109.248.114

[edit] Police: Los Angeles Hospital Dumped Paraplegic Man on Skid Row

LOS ANGELES — A hospital van dropped off a paraplegic man on Skid Row, allegedly leaving him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag, police said. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251062,00.html Crocoite 22:40, 9 February 2007 (UTC)