Traumatic spinal injury: global epidemiology and worldwide volume

R Kumar, J Lim, RA Mekary, A Rattani, MC Dewan… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic spinal injury (TSI) results from injury to bony, ligamentous, and/or
neurologic structures of the spinal column and can cause significant morbidity and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury worldwide: a systematic review, data integration, and update

SB Jazayeri, SF Maroufi, E Mohammadi… - World neurosurgery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This review was designed to update our earlier systematic review which
evaluated both published and unpublished evidence on the incidence of traumatic spinal …

International spinal cord injury core data set (version 2.0)—including standardization of reporting

F Biering-Sørensen, MJ DeVivo, S Charlifue, Y Chen… - Spinal Cord, 2017 - nature.com
Study design: The study design includes expert opinion, feedback, revisions and final
consensus. Objectives: The objective of the study was to present the new knowledge …

Epidemiological features of spinal cord injury in China: a systematic review

S Yuan, Z Shi, F Cao, J Li, S Feng - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe condition that disrupts patients'
physiological, mental, and social well-being state and exerts great financial burden on …

Change in the profile of traumatic spinal cord injury over 15 years in Spain

E Bárbara-Bataller, JL Méndez-Suárez… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Traumatic spinal cord injury remains a serious public health and social
problem. Although incidence rates are decreasing in our environment, it is a high cost …

Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Norway in 2012–2016: a registry-based cross-sectional study

A Halvorsen, AL Pettersen, SM Nilsen, KK Halle… - Spinal cord, 2019 - nature.com
Study design A registry-based cross-sectional study. Objectives To analyse the
epidemiological and demographic characteristics of persons with traumatic spinal cord …

Nerve transfers for restoration of finger flexion in patients with tetraplegia

JA Bertelli, MF Ghizoni - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this paper was to report the authors' results with finger flexion
restoration by nerve transfer in patients with tetraplegia. METHODS Surgery was performed …

Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Finland

E Johansson, TM Luoto, A Vainionpää, AM Kauppila… - Spinal cord, 2021 - nature.com
Study design Prospective cohort study. Objectives To determine the incidence and evaluate
the characteristics of newly injured patients admitted to two spinal cord injury (SCI) centers …

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 …

Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Chongqing, China

GZ Ning, ZP Mu, L Shangguan, Y Tang… - The journal of spinal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics and trends of traumatic spinal
cord injury in Chongqing, China. Study design: Hospital-based retrospective research …