Publications by authors named "Francois Theron"
Breastfeeding Following Spinal Cord Injury: Consumer Guide for Mothers.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil
May 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that infants be breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months of age. However, there are few resources available on the effects a spinal cord injury (SCI) can have for breastfeeding mothers. It is difficult to find information to address the unique challenges women with SCI experience when planning or trying to breastfeed.
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- * Healthcare professionals (HCPs) often lack the necessary confidence and specific knowledge about SCI to effectively support these mothers.
- * An international panel developed a resource based on research and surveys to provide evidence-based recommendations for various HCPs to better support breastfeeding for mothers with SCI.
Purpose: The unemployment rate post spinal cord injury (SCI) in South Africa is high with limited knowledge of environmental factors outside the health services, especially in an unevenly developed resource setting like South Africa, affecting the employment rate in people with SCI. Our purpose was to investigate factors associated with employment in people with SCI in South Africa.
Methods: Two hundred persons with SCI participated in a cross-sectional survey design.
Study Design: Development and validation of fracture classification system.
Objective: To develop and validate a Simplified Classification System (SCS) for Thoraco-Lumbar (TL) fractures (SCS - TL fractures).
Setting: Tertiary Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, India METHODS: Based on the International Spinal Cord Society Spine Trauma Study Group (ISCoS STSG, n = 23) experts' clinical consensus conducted by the senior author and on his own experience, the Denis classification for TL fractures was modified to develop a SCS-TL fractures that could guide the management.
Purpose: Spinal Cord Society (SCS) and Spine Trauma Study Group (STSG) established a panel tasked with reviewing management and prognosis of acute traumatic cervical central cord syndrome (ATCCS) and recommend a consensus statement for its management.
Methods: A systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA 2009 guidelines. Delphi method was used to identify key research questions and achieve consensus.