Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a highly fatal and disabling event, and its incidence rate is increasing in China. Therefore, we collated the epidemiological factors of TSCI in different regions of China to update the earlier systematic review published in 2018.

Method

We searched four English and three Chinese electronic databases from 1978 to October 1, 2022. From the included reports, information on sample characteristics, incidence, injury characteristics, prognostic factors, and economic burden was extracted. The selection of data was based on the PRISMA statement. The quality of the included studies was assessed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) tool. The results of the meta-analysis were presented in the form of pooled frequenc

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069652 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature