[Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Gran Canaria]. / Epidemiología de la lesión medular de origen traumático en Gran Canaria.
Neurocirugia (Astur)
; 28(1): 15-21, 2017.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27756531
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical trends in acute traumatic spinal cord injuries. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective study was conducted of traumatic spinal cord injury patients in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) from 2000 to 2014. Demographic and spinal injury severity trends were analysed by year of injury grouped into 3 periods 2000-2005, 2006-2010, and 2011-2014.RESULTS:
The sample included 141 patients. The mean incidence for the entire period was 12 cases/million/year. There was a decrease in cases in the second and third period. While the male/female ratio was 3.8/1 and was maintained in all periods, the mean patient age increased from 38.8 in 2000-5 to 54.5 years in 2011-4 (P<.05). Falls have been the leading cause of spinal cord injury (48.2%), followed by traffic accidents (37.6%). Falls have increased, especially in the older population. Incomplete tetraplegia has been the most prevalent group (30.5%). A vertebral fracture was suffered by 70.3% of all patients, with 93.2% of them requiring surgery.CONCLUSIONS:
There has been a decrease in the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury in recent years. The target population has changed, and the older population is currently the most affected. This reality suggests the need to change the local prevention campaigns for spinal cord injury in the elderly.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Año:
2017
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Article