Epidemiology of spinal fractures and associated spinal cord injuries in Iceland
| Autor: | Sigrún Knútsdóttir, Kristinn Sigvaldason, Eyrún Arna Kristinsdottir, Páll Ingvarsson, Halldór Jónsson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
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| Zdroj: | Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 4 |
| ISSN: | 2058-6124 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41394-018-0112-5 |
| Popis: | STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective epidemiological study. SETTING: Landspítali University Hospital, Iceland. OBJECTIVES: Assessment of epidemiological data and risk factors for traumatic spinal fractures (SFs) and associated spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: A retrospective review of hospital admissions due to traumatic SFs during a 5-year period, with analysis of epidemiological parameters and occurrence of concomitant SCI. Patients with asymptomatic SFs and non-traumatic SCI were excluded. RESULTS: A total of 487 patients were diagnosed with a SF or 310 PMI (per million inhabitants), 42 of them (9%, 27 PMI) with an associated SCI. The mean age was 56 years, males were 57%. Falls were the leading cause of both SFs (49%) and SCIs (43%). Low falls ( |
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