JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS, vol. 11, n° 5, 1998, pages 400-403, 13 réf., ISSN 0895-0385, USA
FARMER (J.C.), VACCARO (A.R.) *, BALDERSTON (R.A.), ALBERT (T.J.), COTLER (J.)
Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic. Keesler Medical Center. Keesler Air Force Base. Biloxi. MS. USA
The purpose of this study was to analyze changing etiologies for admission to a spinal cord injury center.
This study was designed to retrospectively analyze the etiology of admissions to a spinal cord injury center during a 15-year period, specifically gunshot versus nongunshot wound injuries.
Gunshot wounds are a well-recognized cause of spinal cord injury.
In some centers, up to 52% of admissions are due to this, and these trends are believed to be increasing.
All patients with spinal cord injury admitted to our center between 1979 and 1993 were analyzed.
Frequencies of specific etiologies were determined and then comparisons were made between gunshot wound and nongunshot wound groups.
Factors analyzed included age, male/female ratio, ethnic make-up, marital status, employment status, level of injury, and neurologic status.
One thousand eight hundred seventeen patients were included.
Overall, gunshot wound spinal cord injuries compromised 16.9% of injuries.
A clear trend of increasing numbers of admissions was seen between 1984 and 1993 because of this.
Gunshot wounds and nongunshot wounds differed dramatically in terms of age, ethnic make-up, marital status, employment status, and neurologic status.
Cost attributed to treating gunshot wound injuries at our center for 1993 was 5.4 million dollars.
Gunshot wounds as a cause of spinal cord injury are increasing at an alarming rate. (...)
Mots-clés BDSP : Traumatisme, Moelle épinière, Entrée, Tendance séculaire, Etats Unis, Amérique, Evolution, Etiologie, Epidémiologie, Homme, Système nerveux [pathologie], Amérique du Nord
Mots-clés Pascal : Traumatisme, Moelle épinière, Admission hôpital, Plaie, Arme à feu, Tendance, Etats Unis, Amérique du Nord, Amérique, Evolution, Etiologie, Fréquence, Epidémiologie, Homme, Système nerveux pathologie, Système nerveux central pathologie, Moelle épinière pathologie
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Trauma, Spinal cord, Hospital admission, Wound, Fire arm, Trend, United States, North America, America, Evolution, Etiology, Frequency, Epidemiology, Human, Nervous system diseases, Central nervous system disease, Spinal cord disease
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