Archived Project ID# 149 of the TBINDC Registry
Implications of blunt versus penetrating violent injury and violent versus non-violent etiology on functional outcome in TBI

Abstract:
Violence is the second leading cause of injury for patients treated in the TBIMS. This study will contribute to a needed knowledge base by comparing some key functional outcome characteristics of individuals with violence-related TBIs included in the TBIMS database with those of other etiologies

Registry Project Number: 149
Lead Investigator: Bushnik, T
Lead Center for Project: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Collaborating Investigators: Hanks, R, Kreutzer, J, Walter, H
Collaborating Institutions: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
Keywords: outcome, rehabilitation, quality of life, costs
Date of Completion: 12/31/2002
Type: National
Status of Project: Latest Information Shown

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