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ReviewMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre

Epidemiological Review of Spinal Cord Injury due to Road Traffic Accidents in Latin America.

Laura Lucía Fernández Londoño, Nicolò Marchesini, Deyer Espejo Ballesteros, Laura Álzate García, Johanna Alejandra Gómez Jiménez, Elizabeth Ginalis, Andrés M Rubiano

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Review in Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Laura Lucía Fernández LondoñoInstitute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, El Bosque University, Neurosurgery Research Group, INUB-MEDITECH, El Bosque University, Bogotá, Colombia.
Nicolò MarchesiniDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Deyer Espejo BallesterosInstitute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, El Bosque University, Neurosurgery Research Group, INUB-MEDITECH, El Bosque University, Bogotá, Colombia.
Laura Álzate GarcíaInstitute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, El Bosque University, Neurosurgery Research Group, INUB-MEDITECH, El Bosque University, Bogotá, Colombia.
Johanna Alejandra Gómez JiménezInstitute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, El Bosque University, Neurosurgery Research Group, INUB-MEDITECH, El Bosque University, Bogotá, Colombia.
Elizabeth GinalisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Andrés M RubianoInstitute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, El Bosque University, Bogotá, Colombia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a disease that affects the normal function of the spinal cord. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) represent the main cause of SCI worldwide. SCI may generate physical disability and economic dependency, which is especially significant in low- and middle-income countries such as most of the Latin American countries. The main objective of this study was to present an epidemiological review of SCI secondary to RTAs. Stronger evidence on this condition in Latin America is important for future-specific data collection and prevention strategies. A literature review was carried out using specific search strategies in databases of indexed journals from the period 2000 to 2019. Data on SCI secondary to RTAs in the Latin American region were collected and analyzed. After initial screening and removal of duplicates, 16 articles met the inclusion criteria and were chosen for analysis. Data from 7 Latin American countries were retrievable. On average, RTAs were responsible for 40.81% of SCI. Data from different studies are heterogeneous. Car accidents and moto accidents were equally responsible for SCIs (50.61% vs. 49.06%). The thoracic segments were the most commonly affected (57.87%). Males in their 30s were the most affected category (76.6%). SCI due to RTAs may represent a severe but preventable condition that affects mostly men in their productive age, generating important social and economic issues. Data about this condition in Latin America are scarce, and could limit prevention and treatment strategies. Prospective data collection about this condition is recommended.

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Accidents, TrafficSpinal Cord InjuriesHumansLatin AmericaMaleEpidemiologyLatin AmericaSouth AmericaSpinal cord injuryTraffic accidents

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PMID34638124
PMCPMC8995633

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