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Table 5 Analysis of the causes, segments, and degrees of injury among patients with TSCI

From: Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Wuhan, China

Etiologies

ASIA scale

A (%)

B (%)

C (%)

D (%)

Traffic accident

57 (11.66%)

62 (13.39%)

47 (10.15%)

12 (2.59%)

Low fall

33 (7.12%)

38 (8.20%)

20 (4.31%)

20 (4.31%)

High fall

29 (6.26%)

24 (5.18%)

5 (1.07%)

3 (0.64%)

Falling objects

10 (2.15%)

17 (3.67%)

8 (1.72%)

3 (0.64%)

Machinery-injury

22 (4.75%)

17 (3.67%)

11 (2.37%)

2 (0.43%)

Sport

6 (1.29%)

1 (0.21%)

9 (1.94%)

1 (0.21)

Etiologies

The level of injury

Cervical cord (%)

Thoracic cord (%)

Lumbar cord (%)

Sacral cord (%)

Traffic accident

81 (17.49%)

55 (11.78%)

30 (6.47%)

12 (2.59%)

Low fall

44 (9.50%)

31 (6.69%)

28 (6.04%)

8 (1.72%)

High fall

35 (7.55%)

21 (4.53%)

5 (1.07%)

0 (0.00%)

Falling objects

10 (2.15%)

15 (3.23%)

12 (2,59%)

1 (2.15%)

Machinery-injury

14 (3.02%)

19 (4.10%)

16 (3.45%)

3 (0.64%)

Sport

7 (1.51%)

5 (1.07%)

8 (1.72%)

3 (0.64%)