Profile of spinal injuries in Lagos, Nigeria

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-137

  Obalum, D C ^a   Giwa, S O ^a   Adekoya Cole, T O ^a   Enweluzo, G O ^a  

^a LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Spinal injuries; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749098489     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.93     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. DeVivo MJ. Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury. In Kivshblums et al (eds). Spinal Cord Medicine, Vol 1 Lippincort Williams and Wilkins: Baltimore, 2002 pp 69-81.
2. British Trauma Society. Guideline for initial management and assessment of spinal cord injury. 2003; 34: 405-425.
3. Price C, Makintubee S, Herndon W, Istre GR. Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury and acute hospitalization and rehabilitation charges for spinal cord injuries in Oklahoma, 1988-1990. Am J Epidemiol 1994; 139: 37-47.
4. DeVivo MJ, Ruth RD, Black KJ. Trends in spinal cord injury demographics and treatment outcomes between 1973-1986. Arch phys med rehabil 1992; 73: 424-430.
5. Agarwal P, Upadhvav P, Raja K. A demographic profile of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal injury cases: a hospital-based study from India. Spinal Cord 2007; 45: 597-602.
6. Chen HY, Chiu WT, Chen SS, Lee LS, Hung CI, Hung CL et al. A nationwide epidemiological study of spinal cord injuries in Taiwan from July 1992-June 1996. Neurol Res 1997; 19: 617-622.
7. Green D. Diagnosis, prevalence and management of spinal cord injury. J spinal cord med 2003; 26: 329-334.
8. Priebe MM, Waring WP. The interobserver reliability of revised American spinal injury association standards for neurological classification of spinal injury patients. AmJ phys med rehabil 1991; 70: 266-270.
9. Karamehmetoglu SS, Nas K, Karacan I, Sarac AJ, Koyuncu H, Ataoglu S et al. Traumatic spinal cord injuries in southeast Turkey: an epidemiological study. Spinal Cord 1997; 35: 531-533.
10. Solagberu BA. Spinal Cord injuries in Ilorin, Nigeria.West Afr Med 2002; 21: 230-232.
11. Nwankwo OE, Kachy AU. Outcome of a 12-week programme for management of the spinal cord injured with participation of patient's relation at Hiltop orthopaedic hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Spinal Cord 2003; 41: 129-133.
12. Leonard M, Sproule J, Mc Cormack D. Paediatric spinal trauma and associated injuries. Injury 2007; 38: 188-193.
13. O'Connor P. Injury to the spinal cord in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Accid Anal Prev 2002; 34: 477-485.
14. American spinal injury association. International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (revised). American spinal injury association: Chicago, 2000, 1-23.
15. DeVivo MJ. Causes and costs of spinal cord injury in the United States. Spinal Cord 1997; 35: 809-813.
16. Windrope J, Ravischandran G, Locker T. Risk assessment for spinal injury after trauma. BMJ 2004; 328: 721-723.
17. O'Connor PJ. Development and utilisation of the Australian spinal cord injury register. Spinal Cord 2000; 38: 597-603.
18. O'Connor PJ. Survival after spinal cord injury in Australia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86: 37-47.
19. O'Connor PJ. Forecasting of spinal cord injury annual case numbers in Australia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86: 48-51.
20. O'Connor PJ. Trends in spinal cord injury. Accid Anal Prev 2006; 38: 71-77.