The prevalence and profile of spinal cord injury in public healthcare rehabilitation units in Gauteng, South Africa.
Michael Alexandre AlvesSonti I PilusaMokgadi Kholofelo MasholaPublished in: Spinal cord series and cases (2023)
Gauteng has among the highest global proportion of TSCI due to assault. Of interest, more females sustained a NTSCI than their male counterparts. There is a need to strengthen SCI prevention strategies, particularly targeting assault in young males and infectious causes in females and older populations. Further epidemiological and outcomes-based research is required for PWSCI.