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%) |