ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Wuhan, China.
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- Incidence and risk factors of urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Pooled it
- Walking rehabilitation in incomplete spinal cord injury: evaluating the impact of robotic exoskeleton-assisted training.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Trial
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- Neurological outcomes and predictive factors in traumatic spinal cord injury patients in the intensive care unit.PloS one · 2025Article
- Epidemiology features of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury in China, Wuhan.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injuries in the intensive care unit from 2018 to 2023: a retrospective hospital-based study.World journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Recent Advances in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2024Review
- Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Biomarker Levels and Diagnosis, Injury Severity, and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSpinal cord injuries are extremely debilitating and fatal injuries. There is currently little research focusing on traumatic spinal cord injuries, and there is little information available about the epidemiological characteristics of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI).
objectiveTo describe the epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Wuhan, China.
designA retrospective hospital-based study.
settingRehabilitation department of Wuhan's Tongji Hospital.
participantsPeople who had been diagnosed with a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) were admitted to Tongji Hospital from 2016 to 2021 (n = 463).
interventionsNot applicable. OUTCOME MEASURES: Epidemiological features such as sex, age, marital status, etiology, occupation, neurological level of injury, and the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale on admission, hospitalization, and concomitant injuries were collected.
resultsThe mean age of patients with TSCI was 39.4 ± 14.3 years, and the male/female ratio was 3:1. The leading causes of TSCIs were traffic accidents (38.4%), followed by falls (low falls 24.0%, high falls 13.2%). The most common injury site was the cervical spinal cord, followed by the thoracolumbar level. Of all patients, 463 patients (67.2%) had complications and other injuries. During the hospitalization period, a total of 217 patients experienced complications, with a percentage of 46.9%. Urinary tract infection was the most common (15.6%), followed by pulmonary infection (14.0%).
conclusionThe results found that the proportion of males was greater, and the first two main reasons were falls and traffic accidents. Farmers and workers are the occupations most vulnerable to SCI. We need to pay more attention to the elderly's risk of falling. These findings suggested that preventive strategies should be based on the features of different types of TSCI patients. Finally, the importance of SCI rehabilitation must be highlighted.
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