Abstract
By way of questionnaires method, statistical studies were conducted among 32 university, 20 labour accident hospital, 134 public and 92 private hospitals.
Of 1, 606 myeloparalytics, tetraplegics numbered 640 (41.4%) which was highest of all previous data in Japan. Judging from the recent increase of traffic and sports accidents, this percentage was assumed to become even greater.
For vertebral injuries, 62.8% of 72 hospitals were revealed to give palliative treatments, whereas 37.1%, early body fusion.
It was found that the treatment for the complications, hand function and urological disorders was still the main concern, and that the adequate initial therapy and proper intermediate insti-tutionalisation were of imperative necessity.
From the study led among the in-patients and ex-patients at Hakone, and from the study through literatures, it was suggested that the low rate of the vocational rehabilitation despite the sufficient motivation was attributed to the social environment in Japan.
This unfavourable outcome was considered to be improved by changing the industrial structure, socio-psychological attitude and communication means to compensate transportation.
Those wishing the establishment of nursing homes totalled 58.1%, while those wishing the improvement of social surroundings for the home-bound, 41.9%.
