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Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury
Osterthun, Rutger
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Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury
The creation of this thesis was supported by Rijndam Revalidatie, Tolbrug Specialist-ische Revalidatie and De Hoogstraat Revalidatie.
The financial support by Rijndam Revalidatie, the University of Groningen, the Univer-sity Medical Center Groningen, Coloplast, Penders Voetzorg and Hollister BV for the printing of this thesis is gratefully acknowledged.
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Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van de
rector magnifi cus prof. dr. E. Sterken en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op woensdag 19 december 2018 om 11.00 uur
door
Rutger Osterthun
geboren op 11 februari 1980 te IJsselstein
Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van de
rector magnificus prof. dr. E. Sterken en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op woensdag 19 december 2018 om 11.00 uur
door
Rutger Osterthun
geboren op 11 februari 1980 te IJsselstein
Promotor(es)
Prof. dr. M.W.M. Post
Copromotor(es)
Dr. F.W.A. van Asbeck
Beoordelingscommissie
Prof. dr. J.H.B. Geertzen Prof. dr. V. de Groot
Prof. dr. L.H.V. van der Woude
Promotor
Prof. dr. M.W.M. Post
Copromotor
Dr. F.W.A. van Asbeck
Beoordelingscommissie
Prof. dr. J.H.B. Geertzen Prof. dr. L.H.V. van der Woude Prof. dr. V. de Groot
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 General introduction 7
Chapter 2 In-hospital end-of-life decisions after new traumatic spinal cord injury in the Netherlands
23
Chapter 3 Characteristics, length of stay and functional outcome of patients with spinal cord injury in Dutch and Flemish rehabilitation centres
41
Chapter 4 Causes of death following spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation and the first five years after discharge. A Dutch cohort study
55
Chapter 5 Functional independence of persons with long-standing motor complete spinal cord injury in the Netherlands
71
Chapter 6 Physical capacity in relation to participation in persons with long-standing spinal cord injury
89
Chapter 7 General discussion 105
Summary 123
Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch) 131 Dankwoord (Acknowledgements) 139
