Global prevalence and incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury

• Published in: Clinical epidemiology Vol. 6; no. default; pp. 309 - 331
• Main Authors: Fehlings, Michael, Singh, Anoushka, Tetreault, Lindsay, Kalsi-Ryan, Sukhvinder, Nouri, Aria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Bladder; Causality; Clinical medicine; Costs; Diagnosis; Disease; Epidemiology; Estimates; Paralysis; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Review; Risk factors; Spinal cord injuries; Studies; Trends; Well being; Canada; Australia; Spain; SCI; epidemiology; causation

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic event that impacts a patient's physical, psychological, and social well-being and places substantial financial burden on health care systems. To determine the true impact of SCI, this systematic review aims to summarize literature reporting on either the...