Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Overview of spinal cord injury from traumatic causes
    • Trend in SCI
    • State of usual residence
    • Overseas visitors
    • Age and sex distribution
  • Factors associated with the SCI event
    • External cause of injury
    • Motor vehicle occupants
    • Falls in the elderly
    • Place of injury
    • Type of activity when injured
  • Clinical information
    • Neurological level of injury
    • Neurologic category
    • Survival after SCI
    • An international first
    • A review of the international literature
  • References
  • Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • Data issues