Table 2 Type and severity of injury, number of cases of each traumatic etiology according to age group.
From: Epidemiology features of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury in China, Wuhan
Traumatic etiology | Traffic accidents | Low fall | High fall | Falling objects | Machinery- injury | Sport | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases (%) | 207(38.40%) | 125(23.19%) | 70(12.98%) | 47(8.71%) | 60(11.31%) | 30(5.41%) | 539(100%) |
Mean age at injury | 43.7 ± 12.4 | 51.5 ± 14.3 | 33.8 ± 12.2 | 36.5 ± 13.6 | 34.7 ± 14.2 | 27.1 ± 11.9 | 35.4 ± 13.2 |
\({\mathrm{Type and severity of injury}}^{{\text{a}}}\) | |||||||
Complete tetraplegia | 35(6.49%) | 4(0.74%) | 24(4.45%) | 9(1.66%) | 10(1.85%) | 2(0.37%) | 84(15.58%) |
Incomplete tetraplegia | 54(10.01%) | 13(2.41%) | 32(5.93%) | 16(2.96%) | 19(3.52%) | 5(0.92%) | 139(25.78%) |
Complete paraplegia | 34(6.30%) | 5(0.92%) | 27(5.00%) | 14(2.59%) | 17(3.15%) | 2(0.37%) | 99(18.18%) |
Incomplete paraplegia | 75(13.91%) | 31(5.75%) | 56(10.38%) | 22(4.08%) | 25(4.63%) | 8(1.48%) | 217(40.46%) |
\({\mathrm{Type and severity of injury}}^{{\text{b}} }({\text{yr}})\) | |||||||
0–19 | 12(2.22%) | 6(1.11%) | 2(0.37%) | 1(0.18%) | 1(0.18%) | 7(1.29%) | 29(5.38%) |
20–29 | 30(5.56%) | 24(4.45%) | 12(2.22%) | 6(1.11%) | 16(2.96%) | 5(0.92%) | 93(17.25%) |
30–39 | 81(15.02%) | 39(7.23%) | 32(5.93%) | 26(4.82%) | 24(4.45%) | 12(2.22%) | 214(39.70%) |
40–49 | 36(6.67%) | 28(5.19%) | 15(2.78%) | 6(1.11%) | 11(2.04%) | 0(0) | 96(17.81%) |
50–59 | 11(2.04%) | 29(5.38%) | 5(0.92%) | 4(0.74%) | 5(0.92%) | 4(0.74%) | 58(10.78%) |
≥ 60 | 25(4.63%) | 20(3.71%) | 2(0.37%) | 1(0.18%) | 1(0.18%) | 0(0) | 49(9.08%) |
