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Title: Contemporary Trends in the Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Changes in Age and Etiology
Authors: BELLUCCI, Carlos Henrique SuzukiCASTRO FILHO, Jose Everton deGOMES, Cristiano MendesBESSA JR., Jose deBATTISTELLA, Linamara RizzoSOUZA, Daniel Rubio deSCAZUFCA, MarciaBRUSCHINI, HomeroSROUGI, MiguelBARROS FILHO, Tarcisio E. P.
Citation: NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, v.44, n.2, p.85-90, 2015
Abstract: Background: Epidemiological features of spinal cord injury (SCI) have been changing over the last decades. We evaluated the contemporary trends in the epidemiology of traumatic SCI patients from a rehabilitation center. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, a consecutive series of 348 patients with traumatic SCI were evaluated. Variables were collected through an epidemiological form, which included gender, age at injury, duration and cause of SCI. We investigated SCI epidemiological trends over time including the association between gender and age at injury with SCI features such as etiology, injury severity and level. Results: The mean age at SCI has increased from 26.0 +/- 11.8 in patients with SCI before 2003 to 37.9 +/- 15.7 in those with SCI after 2009 (p < 0.001). Gunshot wounds were the main cause of injury in patients with SCI before 2003, dropping from 40.6 to 16.9% after 2009 and being surpassed by road traffic injuries (38.6%) and falls (31.4%) after 2009 (p < 0.001). Gender, SCI severity and level have not changed significantly over the time. Conclusions: There was a major increase in the average age of patients as well as changes in the etiology of SCI over the past fifteen years, including a significant decrease in gunshot wounds and an increase in the frequency of road traffic injuries and falls. These changes and accompanying risk factors must be taken into consideration when planning measures to prevent SCI. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
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