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Almost half of all patients sustained one fracture or joint dislocation with the spine being the most prevalent location. Injury severity, the low number referred to rehabilitation facilities, and predominantly rural residence locations suggests that many may not be accessing needed healthcare services. Prospective longitudinal outcome studies are needed to assess patient functional independence, quality of life, and health care system effectiveness.

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Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.