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ArticleNeurotrauma reports2025

Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury in British Columbia, Canada: 20 Years of Population-Based Administrative Data.

Michael Bond, Aidan Beresford, Vanessa Noonan, Naama Rotem-Kohavi, Marcel Dvorak, Brian Kwon, Guiping Liu, Jason M Sutherland

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Article in Neurotrauma reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Michael BondCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-3573
Aidan BeresfordCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Vanessa NoonanPraxis Spinal Cord Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
Naama Rotem-KohaviPraxis Spinal Cord Institute, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4235-4320
Marcel DvorakInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Brian KwonInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Guiping LiuCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Jason M SutherlandCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a debilitating condition that can have significant effects on physical function and overall quality of life. Mechanisms of injury can vary from major trauma to low-energy falls. There has been a recent increase in the number of elderly patients with TSCI. A retrospective analysis of population-based hospital records linked with health care administrative datasets was conducted to measure age-standardized rates of TSCI over time. The study was conducted to describe the epidemiology and demographic characteristics of patients who experienced TSCI between 2001 and 2021 in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Demographic, clinical characteristics, and rates of TSCI were evaluated over time. Linear regression was used to assess changes over time. The study identified 3622 patients with TSCI. The average age at the time of injury was 51.1 (standard deviation [SD] 21.19) and 75.0% were males. The average annual age-standardized rate in this population was 35.4 per million. The overall rate remained stable throughout the study period. The mean age at injury increased from 41.9 to 57.5 over the study period of 2001-2021 (

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PMCPMC12040552

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