Retrospective Study Spine 2017

Epidemiological Characteristics of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Guangdong, China.

Yang R, Guo L, Huang L, Wang P, Tang Y, Ye J, et al. — Spine, 2017

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Summary

What Researchers Did

A hospital-based retrospective epidemiological study was conducted to examine the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Guangdong, China.

What They Found

The study included 1340 patients with TSCI, showing an increasing annual number of admissions from 2003 to 2011 and a male-to-female ratio of approximately 3.5:1. High falls (41.0%) and traffic accidents (37.8%) were the major causes, with cervical injury being the most common (818 cases). Additionally, 62.9% of patients had spinal fractures and 25.1% experienced clinical complications.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Guangdong, China.

Study Limitations

The study's findings are limited by its retrospective design and reliance on data from only a partial selection of hospitals in Guangdong province.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	27607312
Year Published	2017
Journal	Spine
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; China; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Cord Injuries; Young Adult

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