The challenge of spinal cord injury care in the developing world

AS Burns, C O'Connell - The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Great strides have been made in reducing morbidity and mortality following spinal cord
injury (SCI), and improving long-term health and community participation; however, this …

Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in developing countries: a systematic review

V Rahimi-Movaghar, MK Sayyah, H Akbari… - …, 2013 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: To describe the epidemiology of spinal cord injury (SCI) in the
developing world. Methods: Developing countries were selected based on the definition …

[图书][B] International perspectives on spinal cord injury

World Health Organization… - 2013 - books.google.com
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) has costly consequences, both for individuals and society. People
are left dependent, are excluded from school, and are less likely to be employed. Worst of …

A global perspective on spinal cord injury epidemiology

A Ackery, C Tator, A Krassioukov - Journal of neurotrauma, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition often affecting young and healthy
individuals around the world. This debilitating condition not only creates enormous physical …

[图书][B] International perspectives on spinal cord injury

J Bickenbach, A Officer, T Shakespeare, P von Groote… - 2013 - apps.who.int
We can turn spinal cord injury from a threat into an opportunity. This has two dimensions.
First, spinal cord injury challenges almost every aspect of the health system. So enabling …

Traumatic spinal cord injury in Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological estimate from Riyadh

SS Alshahri, RA Cripps, BB Lee, MS Al-Jadid - Spinal cord, 2012 - nature.com
Study design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To review traumatic spinal cord injury rates
and epidemiology at the Riyadh Military Hospital in Saudi Arabia and to hypothesise …

Incidence and aetiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective, population-based study

C Joseph, A Delcarme, I Vlok, K Wahman, J Phillips… - Spinal Cord, 2015 - nature.com
Study design: Prospective, regional population-based study. Objectives: To provide the
incidence, aetiology and injury characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in the …

Surviving spinal cord injury in low income countries

T Oderud - African journal of disability, 2014 - journals.co.za
Background: Mortality rates from injuries are higher for people from poorer economic
backgrounds than those with higher incomes (according to the World Health Organization …

Global incidence and prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury

JC Furlan, BM Sakakibara, WC Miller… - Canadian journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
This systematic review examines the incidence and prevalence of traumatic spinal cord
injury (SCI) in different countries worldwide and their trends over time. The literature search …

Survival after spinal cord injury: a systematic review

MEL Van den Berg, JM Castellote… - Journal of …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leading to neurological deficits produces long-term effects that
persist over a lifetime. Survival analysis of patients with SCI, at individual and population …