The epidemiological survey of acute traumatic spinal cord injury (ATSCI) of 2002 in Beijing municipality

Incidence and aetiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective, population-based study

“…The annual crude incidence of TSCI was 75.6 per million for the population under study, which was found to be among the highest in Abbreviations: AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; AIS A, motor and sensory complete; AIS B, motor complete and sensory incomplete; AIS C, motor and sensory incomplete with more than half of key muscles with a strength less than grade 3; AIS D, motor and sensory incomplete with more than half of key muscles with a strength equal or greater than grade 3. a Duration of acute stay was calculated for n = 141, 4 participants were still hospitalised 2 months after the final date for inclusion in the incidence cohort, their data were not included. b Other refers to other hospital for palliative care (n = 9), those deceased during acute management (n = 4), those still hospitalised (n = 4) and missing data (n = 4 the world and comparable to estimates of 60.6 per million in China 13 and 52.5 per million in Canada. 14 The global incidence rate was estimated to be 23 cases per million, with the highest in North America (40 per million) and an interval for Africa ranging between 21 and 29 per million.…”

Global neurotrauma research challenges and opportunities

“…Over the past few years, researchers in China have been making important steps towards evaluating cellular therapies and improving the quality of life of those with SCI. Registries are now available to improve epidemiological data collection within the country 52 .…”

Analysis of the causes and types of traumatic spinal cord injury based on 561 cases in China from 2001 to 2010

“…[6][7][8] In Beijing, the 2002 sampling survey shows that the ratio of males to females was 3.11:1.ref. 3 In the current study, the gender ratio is 4.1:1, which also indicates that males account for the majority of TSCIs.…”

“…Studies have demonstrated that TSCI incidence per million population per year is 73.0 in Taiwan (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003), 15.0 in Australia (2007)(2008), 44.0 in Russia (1994)(1995)(1996), 13.8 in Finland (197613.8 in Finland ( -2005 and 40.0 in USA (2005). [3][4][5][6][7] It is estimated that the annual incidence in Beijing is 60.6 per million, 8 which is much higher than the reported figures for some other countries and regions. A 10-fold increase has occurred in Beijing compared with the rates from the 1980s (6.8 per million) to 2002 (60 per million).…”

“…[14][15][16] Similar to other developing countries, the top three causes of TSCI in the hospitalized patients in Beijing (according to a sampling survey conducted in 2002) were falling from a height (37.5%), transportation accidents (26.9%) and being struck by an object (16.3%). 8 In the present study, 561 TSCI patients whose injuries occurred between 2001 and 2010 were recruited. These patients came from all over China.…”