In this paper the authors review spine trauma and spinal cord injury (SCI) in the geriatric
population. The information in this study was compiled through a literature review of clinical …

Background The relationship of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and the geriatric
population is not emphasized in current literature. Our objective was to evaluate …

Object The authors undertook this study to evaluate the incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI)
in geriatric patients (≥ 70 years of age) and examine the impact of patient age, extent of …

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are sustained by more than 12 500 patients per year in the United
States and more globally. The SCIs disproportionately affect the elderly, especially men …

Despite an increasing incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) in the elderly and evidence that
age appears to influence outcome after neurotrauma, surprisingly little is known regarding …

Objective Owing to the aging of the population in the United States, it is anticipated that
injury mechanisms, treatment, and outcomes of spinal cord injuries (SCI) will change. There …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause dramatic impairments to health, social,
emotional, and economic well-being; this injury can also predispose the victims to a range of …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) was long ago thought of as ''an ailment not to be treated.''1
Since World War II, this once always fatal condition has reaped the benefits from advances …

Sixty-two consecutive acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients who were aged 55 years or
older were studied and compared to 296 SCI patients of age less than 55 years. Compared …

Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To describe functional outcome and
discharge destination of elderly patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries. Setting: National …