Increase in spinal injury among rugby union players in Fiji

Maharaj, Jagdish C.; Cameron, Ian D.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb139006.x

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“…In a Finnish study, the incidence rate of traumatic SCI more than doubled, from 52.0 to 120.0 individuals per million inhabitants, between 1970 and 2004 48 . Similarly, Maharaj and Cameron documented a significant increase in the incidence rate of SCI in Fiji from 5.6 to 17.9 people per million inhabitants a year between 1986 and 1991 75 72 . Similarly, Knutsdottir reported a decrease in the incidence rate of traumatic SCI from 24 (in the 1970s) to 18 people per million a year (in the 1980s) in Iceland 35 .…”

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Global Incidence and Prevalence of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

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Sakakibara

Miller

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Can. J. Neurol. Sci.

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456Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunction, all of which can be devastating for the individual, both socially and economically. Further, many individuals with SCI require extensive medical attention due to the complexities and secondary conditions associated with this injury. Therefore, effective healthcare policies to promote efficient practices are of upmost importance to ease the burden on the healthcare system, while at the same time maintaining high standards of care.A deeper understanding of the epidemiology of SCI is required in order to gain a better appreciation of the potential impact of healthcare management strategies and health policies to prevent and minimize the consequences of SCI. In the past decade, at least five studies have reviewed the incidence and prevalence of SCI across the world [1][2][3][4][5] . In 2004, Ackery et al. reviewed the SCI literature in PubMed from 1992 to 2003, and reported an incidence of SCI between 11.5 and 57.8 cases per million people yearly based on six papers 2 . Their results suggested that countries with similar economic profile had alike incidence rates 2 . In 2006, Wyndaele and Wyndaele published a review on the incidence and prevalence of SCI based on two papers with prevalence data and 17 papers with incidence data that were captured in their search of the PubMed database. The authors reported that the incidence of SCI varied from 10.4 to 83 cases per million people, but there was an insufficient amount of data to provide accurate estimates of its prevalence 1 . In 2010,ABSTRACT: This systematic review examines the incidence and prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in different countries worldwide and their trends over time. The literature search of the studies published between 1950 and 2012 captured 1,871 articles of which 64 articles on incidence and 13 articles on prevalence fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The global incidence of SCI varied from 8.0 to 246.0 cases per million inhabitants per year. The global prevalence varied from 236.0 to 1,298.0 per million inhabitants. In addition to regional differences regarding the prevalence rates of SCI across the globe, there has been a trend towards increasing prevalence rates over the last decades. Our results suggest a relatively broad variation of incidence and prevalence rates of SCI among distinctive geographic regions. These results emphasize the need for further studies on incidence and prevalence of SCI, and for international standards and guidelines for reporting on SCI.RÉSUMÉ: Incidence et prévalence mondiales de lésions traumatiques à la moelle épinière. Cette revue systématique examine l'incidence et la prévalence des lésions traumatiques à la moelle épinière (LTMÉ) dans différents pays à travers le monde et leur évolution à travers le temps. Une recherche documentaire a identifié 1 871 articles publiés entre 1950 et 2012, dont 64 articles portant sur l'incidence et 13 articles sur la prévalence qui remplissaient les critère...

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Section: Time-related Trends Of Incidence Of Traumatic Scimentioning

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“…In Oceania, the estimated incidence rate varied from 10.0 to 77.0 individuals with traumatic SCI per million inhabitants a year, from Fiji and New Zealand respectively [70][71][72][73][74][75] . There were three Australian studies, two articles from New Zealand, and one from Fiji (Table 4).…”

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Global Incidence and Prevalence of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Furlan

Sakakibara

Miller

et al. 2013

Can. J. Neurol. Sci.

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“…Posterior fossa volume has not been studied in Maori and Pacific people, but there are other differences in craniospinal development between Caucasians or other, Maori and Pacific people. [14][15][16][17] Sex differences were also identified. Caucasians or other women were more likely to have syringomyelia associated with a Chiari I malformation than Caucasians or other men.…”

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Ethnic differences in syringomyelia in New Zealand

Brickell

2006

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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“…All of the above methods for reducing injury are reasonable for developed countries whose players usually have sufficient access to quality training, coaching, and medical services. However, players in developing countries such as South Africa and Fiji, 12 both of which have high rates of spinal cord injuries, are less likely to people's needs unless the context in which these needs arises is also considered. As yet government has been unable to secure the funding or workforce resources necessary to tackle the problem.…”

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confidence: 99%