Three Decades of Spinal Cord Injury in Saudi Arabia: Trends in Incidence, Prevalence, and Disability Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-altering condition representing a major cause of long-term disability and substantial health burden worldwide. In the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, rapid urbanization and evolving injury patterns may have influenced SCI trends; however, national data remain limited. This study aimed to examine age-standardized trends in SCI incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 2021, comparing transport-related and non-transport unintentional injuries, and describing age- and sex-specific SCI patterns in 2021. Methods: Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2021 study, we conducted a population-based trend analysis for Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 2021, stratified by

SUBMITTER: Alahmary AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12734008 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature