Table 2 International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Conditions-10th ED-Australian Modification-7TH ED cases (=504) ranked by frequency.

From: Utilising International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Conditions (ICD)-10 Australian Modification Classifications of “Health Conditions” to Achieve Population Health Surveillance in an Australian Spinal Cord Injury Cohort

ICD-10 “Health Conditions”

Cases (N[%])

Paraplegia and tetraplegia: Paraplegia, unspecified

35 [6.9]

Paraplegia and tetraplegia: Spastic tetraplegia

19 [3.8]

Paraplegia and tetraplegia: Tetraplegia, unspecified

25 [5.0]

Other paralytic syndromes: Cauda equina syndrome

50 [9.9]

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level: Other and unspecified injuries of cervical spinal cord

126 [25]

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level: concussion and oedema of cervical spinal cord: Fracture of the neck unspecified.

9 [1.8]

Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level: Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord

51 [10.1]

Injury of nerves and lumbar spinal cord at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level: Concussion and oedema of lumbar spinal cord

10 [2.0]

Injury of nerves and lumbar spinal cord at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level: Injury of cauda equine

6 [1.2]

Fracture of the neck: Fracture of other unspecified cervical vertebrae

20 [4.0]

Fracture of the ribs(s) and thoracic spine: fracture of thoracic vertebrae

18 [3.6]

Fracture of the lumbar spine and pelvis: Fracture of lumbar vertebrae

20 [4.0]

Other diseases of spinal cord: Vascular myelopathies

32 [6.3]

Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma: Intraspinal abscess and granuloma; extradural and subdural abscess unspecified

29 [5.7]

Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system: Acute transverse myelitis in demyelinating disease of central nervous system

13 [2.6]

Other diseases of spinal cord: syringomyelia and syringobulbia

5 [1.0]

Inflammatory polyneuropathy: Guillain-Barré syndrome

22 [4.4]

Disorders of autonomic nervous system: Autonomic dysreflexia

6 [1.2]

Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system: Spinal cord

8 [1.6]

Totals (N[%])

504 (100)