Incidence of Spinal Cord Injury in Traumatic Patients Admitted to a Trauma Referral Center in Guilan

Abstract

Background & Aim: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) impose a heavy burden on health care system. Awareness on prevalence and incidence of SCI is important because this would show the necessity of prevention. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology and types of traumatic spinal cord injuries in a trauma referral center in Guilan.