Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre
Introduction: Spinal cord injury usually results in disabling conditions. The incidence of spinal trauma is region-specific due to unique geography and demography. The epidemiology of spinal trauma changes with economic and social factors even in different periods. The aim of this study was to find...
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Introduction: Spinal cord injury usually results in disabling conditions. The incidence of spinal trauma is region-specific due to unique geography and demography. The epidemiology of spinal trauma changes with economic and social factors even in different periods. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury among patients admitted to the Spine Unit in a tertiary care centre.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care centre among patients admitted to the Spine Unit from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Demographic details, mode of injury, level of injuries, neurological grading at the time of admission using American Spinal Injury Association grading, management methods, and complication if any were recorded. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Results: Out of 465 patients, the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury was 316 (67.95%) (63.72-72.20, 95% Confidence Interval). A total of 243 (76.89%) cases were due to falls. The mean age of patients was 43.13±16.55 years.
Conclusions: The prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury patients was lower than the other studies done in similar settings.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8727511bf40476faee0d25d4929e59b2024-09-23T18:38:50ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2023-10-016126610.31729/jnma.8292Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care CentreSamaj Gautam0Badri Rijal1Laxmi Kanta Sharma2Department of Orthopaedics, National Trauma Center, Mahankal, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Orthopaedics, National Trauma Center, Mahankal, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Orthopaedics, National Trauma Center, Mahankal, Kathmandu, Nepal Introduction: Spinal cord injury usually results in disabling conditions. The incidence of spinal trauma is region-specific due to unique geography and demography. The epidemiology of spinal trauma changes with economic and social factors even in different periods. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury among patients admitted to the Spine Unit in a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care centre among patients admitted to the Spine Unit from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Demographic details, mode of injury, level of injuries, neurological grading at the time of admission using American Spinal Injury Association grading, management methods, and complication if any were recorded. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Out of 465 patients, the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury was 316 (67.95%) (63.72-72.20, 95% Confidence Interval). A total of 243 (76.89%) cases were due to falls. The mean age of patients was 43.13±16.55 years. Conclusions: The prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury patients was lower than the other studies done in similar settings. https://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8292fallsprevalencespinal cord injuries |
| spellingShingle | Samaj Gautam Badri Rijal Laxmi Kanta Sharma Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre Journal of Nepal Medical Association falls prevalence spinal cord injuries |
| title | Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full | Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_short | Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury among Patients Admitted to the Spine Unit in a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_sort | traumatic spinal cord injury among patients admitted to the spine unit in a tertiary care centre |
| topic | falls prevalence spinal cord injuries |
| url | https://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8292 |
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