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 …

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 …

Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Asia: a systematic review

GZ Ning, Q Wu, YL Li, SQ Feng - The journal of spinal cord …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Study design A systematic review. Background The number of traumatic spinal cord injury
(TSCI) reports grows annually, especially in China and Korea. The epidemiological …

Traumatic spinal cord injuries in Turkey: a nation-wide epidemiological study

İ Karacan, H Koyuncu, Ö Pekel, G Sümbüloğlu… - Spinal cord, 2000 - nature.com
Objective: The present retrospective study was conducted to survey the new traumatic spinal
cord injury (SCI) cases during 1992 in Turkey. Setting: Intensive care units, emergency …

Walking after spinal cord injury: evaluation, treatment, and functional recovery

H Barbeau, M Ladouceur, KE Norman, A Pépin… - Archives of physical …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: To present some recent developments and concepts emerging from both animal
and human studies aimed at enhancing recovery of walking after spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Traumatic spinal cord injuries–incidence, mechanisms and course

EM Hagen, T Rekand, NE Gilhus… - Tidsskrift for Den norske …, 2012 - tidsskriftet.no
Background. The main purpose of this article is to provide an overview of demography,
neurological level of injury, completeness of injury, incidence, prevalence, injury …

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of acute spine trauma and spinal cord injury: experience from a specialized spine trauma center in Canada in comparison with a …

D Kattail, JC Furlan, MG Fehlings - Journal of Trauma and Acute …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Because relevant changes in the epidemiology of the traumatic spinal cord
injury (SCI) has been reported, we sought to examine the demographics, injury …

Spinal cord injuries–epidemiology in Portugal's central region

F Martins, F Freitas, L Martins, JF Dartigues, M Barat - Spinal cord, 1998 - nature.com
This study concerns spinal cord injuries (SCI) in a region of Portugal with a population of 1
721 650 inhabitants. Legislation has made it possible to identify deaths occurring during …

Spinal cord injury: scenario in an Indian state

N Mathur, S Jain, N Kumar, A Srivastava, N Purohit… - Spinal Cord, 2015 - nature.com
Study design: Prospective observational study. Objectives: To find out the epidemiology and
demographic factors associated with patients of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting …

An epidemiological description of spinal cord injuries in The Netherlands in 1994

FWA Van Asbeck, MWM Post, RF Pangalila - Spinal cord, 2000 - nature.com
Methods: From all patients, discharged from a Dutch general hospital in 1994 with the ICD-9
diagnosis code 806 (fracture of the spine with injury of the spinal cord) and 952 (injury to the …