A nationwide survey on the incidence and characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury in Japan in 2018.

Naohisa Miyakoshi Kota Suda Daisuke KudoHiroaki SakaiYukihiro NakagawaYasuo MikamiShinsuke SuzukiTakamitsu TokiokaAkihiro TokuhiroHiroshi TakeiShinsuke KatohYoichi Shimada

Published in: Spinal cord (2020)

This nationwide survey in Japan showed that estimated incidence of TSCI, rate of cervical cord injury, and incomplete injury by falls appear to be increasing with the aging of the population.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
risk factors
spinal cord
neuropathic pain
community dwelling