Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. 1. Epidemiology and Classification
Abstract
Ho CH, Wuermser LA, Priebe MM, Chiodo AE, Scelza WM, Kirshblum SC. Spinal cord injury medicine. 1. Epidemiology and classification.
This self-directed learning module reviews the demographics of traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs). It is part of the study guide on SCI medicine in the Self-Directed Physiatric Educational Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article specifically focuses on the changing demographics of traumatic SCI, the classification of SCI, the common causes of nontraumatic SCI, and the incidence and prevalence of myelomeningocele.
Overall Article Objective
To summarize the demographics and classification of traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injuries in adults and children.
aLouis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
bDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
cDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
dDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC
eSpinal Cord Injury Services, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ
fDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry–New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
Correspondence to Chester Ho, MD, Louis Stokes Cleveland Dept of VAMC, SCI 128W, 10701 E. Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106.
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