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Incidence: 12,000/year in the USAPrevalence: ∼265,000 in the USAAge of Injury:Average age 40.7 yearsBi-modal distribution between 16 and 30 years and 65+ yearsGender: 80.7% maleRace/Ethnicity:66.5% Caucasian26.8% African–American8.3% Hispanic0.9% AsianEtiology:40.4% Motor vehicle accidents27.9% Falls15% Violence8% SportsNeurologic Level and Extent of Lesion:39.5% incomplete tetraplegia22.1% complete paraplegia21.7% incomplete paraplegia16.3% complete tetraplegiaMarital status:51.9% of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) are single at the time injury
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Siefferman, J. W., Sahler, C., D’Alessio, D. G., Scott, Y., & Shetreat-Klein, A. (2013). Spinal Cord Injury BT - Rehab Clinical Pocket Guide: Rehabilitation Medicine. In K. A. Sackheim (Ed.) (pp. 51–114). Springer New York. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5419-9_2
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