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. 1985 Aug;60(8):760–762. doi: 10.1136/adc.60.8.760

Severe handicap in spina bifida: no bar to intermittent self catheterisation.

R O Robinson, M Cockram, M Strode
PMCID: PMC1777432  PMID: 3899022

Abstract

The practicability of introducing clean intermittent self catheterisation to 24 severely handicapped children with spina bifida was studied. Twenty one children achieved complete or nearly complete continence, which was sustained successfully in 14. The difficulties they overcame and the reasons for failure are analysed.

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