Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Wuhan, China

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Research Article

Cui Lixin¹  Tao Xu¹  Ling Meng¹  Fater A. Khadour²  Younes A. Khadour³ 

[1] Department of Rehabilitation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095#, Jie-Fang Avenue, Qiaokou District, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China;Department of Rehabilitation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095#, Jie-Fang Avenue, Qiaokou District, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China;Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Al Baath University, Homs, Syria;Department of Rehabilitation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095#, Jie-Fang Avenue, Qiaokou District, 430030, Wuhan, Hubei, China;Physical Therapy Department for Neuromuscular and Neurosurgical Disorder and Its Surgery, Cairo University, 11835, Cairo, Egypt;

关键词: Traumatic spinal cord injury;    Epidemiology;    Prevention;    Wuhan;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13018-023-03554-6

 received in 2022-10-18, accepted in 2023-01-19,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSpinal cord injuries are extremely debilitating and fatal injuries. There is currently little research focusing on traumatic spinal cord injuries, and there is little information available about the epidemiological characteristics of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI).ObjectiveTo describe the epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Wuhan, China.DesignA retrospective hospital-based study.SettingRehabilitation department of Wuhan's Tongji Hospital.ParticipantsPeople who had been diagnosed with a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) were admitted to Tongji Hospital from 2016 to 2021 (n = 463).InterventionsNot applicable. Outcome measures: Epidemiological features such as sex, age, marital status, etiology, occupation, neurological level of injury, and the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale on admission, hospitalization, and concomitant injuries were collected.ResultsThe mean age of patients with TSCI was 39.4 ± 14.3 years, and the male/female ratio was 3:1. The leading causes of TSCIs were traffic accidents (38.4%), followed by falls (low falls 24.0%, high falls 13.2%). The most common injury site was the cervical spinal cord, followed by the thoracolumbar level. Of all patients, 463 patients (67.2%) had complications and other injuries. During the hospitalization period, a total of 217 patients experienced complications, with a percentage of 46.9%. Urinary tract infection was the most common (15.6%), followed by pulmonary infection (14.0%).ConclusionThe results found that the proportion of males was greater, and the first two main reasons were falls and traffic accidents. Farmers and workers are the occupations most vulnerable to SCI. We need to pay more attention to the elderly's risk of falling. These findings suggested that preventive strategies should be based on the features of different types of TSCI patients. Finally, the importance of SCI rehabilitation must be highlighted.

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