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 …

Study design: Literature review. Objectives: To map traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI)
globally and provide a framework for an ongoing repository of data for prevention. Setting …

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 …

Background. The main purpose of this article is to provide an overview of demography,
neurological level of injury, completeness of injury, incidence, prevalence, injury …

Study design: Review. Objectives: The aim is to highlight the epidemiology of spinal cord
injuries (SCIs) in Sub-Saharan Africa in order to improve prevention strategies. Setting …

Background A well-organized and efficient prehospital transport is associated with improved
outcome in trauma patients. In Nigeria, there is paucity of information on prehospital …

Introduction With a varying annual incidence across populations, TSCI remains a public
health concern of utmost importance, especially in developing countries with an incidence …

Objectives: To describe the demographic and socio-economic profiles, and injury related
characteristics of people who sustain SCIs in KZN in order to provide baseline information to …

Background: There have been many reports on the problems of spinal cord injury (SCI) in
Nigeria but few have reported on the complications and causes of death in spinal cord …

A large number of causal agents produce spinal cord lesions in the tropics. Most etiologies
found in temperate regions also occur in the tropics including trauma, herniated discs …