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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2023

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre.

Samaj Gautam, Badri Rijal, Laxmi Kanta Sharma

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samaj GautamDepartment of Orthopaedics, National Trauma Center, Mahankal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Badri RijalDepartment of Orthopaedics, National Trauma Center, Mahankal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Laxmi Kanta SharmaDepartment of Orthopaedics, National Trauma Center, Mahankal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
NLR Nepal · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Spinal cord injury usually results in disabling conditions. The incidence of spinal trauma is region-specific due to unique geography and demography. The epidemiology of spinal trauma changes with economic and social factors even in different periods. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury among patients admitted to the Spine Unit in a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care centre among patients admitted to the Spine Unit from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Demographic details, mode of injury, level of injuries, neurological grading at the time of admission using American Spinal Injury Association grading, management methods, and complication if any were recorded. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Out of 465 patients, the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury was 316 (67.95%) (63.72-72.20, 95% Confidence Interval). A total of 243 (76.89%) cases were due to falls. The mean age of patients was 43.13±16.55 years. Conclusions: The prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury patients was lower than the other studies done in similar settings. Keywords: falls; prevalence; spinal cord injuries.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesSpinal InjuriesAdultCervical VertebraeCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTertiary Care Centers

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PMID38289780
PMCPMC10579767
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