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Spinal Trauma in Mainland China From 2001 to 2007: An Epidemiological Study Based on a Nationwide Database by Peng Liu; Yuan Yao; Ming-yong Liu; Wei-li Fan; Rui Chao; Zheng-guo Wang; Yun-cheng Liu; Ji-hong Zhou; Jian-hua Zhao is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Study Design. Descriptive epidemiological study. Objective. To determine the epidemiological characteristics of spinal trauma in Mainland China. Summary of Background Data. To date, a large-scale epidemiological analysis of spinal trauma in Mainland China has not been undertaken. Methods. Data were acquired from Chinese Database of Traumas . Patients with International Classifi cation of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modifi cation ( ICD-9-CM ) coding of 805.x and 806.x (spinal column fracture with and without spinal cord injury) from 2001 to 2007 were identifi ed. Variables assessed included patient demographics, etiology, segmental distribution, and outcomes. Results. A total of 82,720 patients with spinal trauma were identifi ed, accounting for 4.58% of all trauma patients in the study period. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and fracture-dislocations accounted for 16.87% and 7.17% of spinal trauma and 0.74% and 0.32% of all traumas in the same period, respectively. The male-to-female ratio was 2.33:1. About 79.32% of spinal trauma occurred in patients between 20 and 60 years of age. There was an annual increase in incidence during the study period. A total of 64,630 patients (78
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- Author
- Peng Liu; Yuan Yao; Ming-yong Liu; Wei-li Fan; Rui Chao; Zheng-guo Wang; Yun-cheng Liu; Ji-hong Zhou; Jian-hua Zhao
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)