Prognosis of traumatic spinal cord injury in children: Follow-up of 86 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The long-term situation of children with spinal cord injury (SCI) was investigated, and suggestions for helping them better return to the society were provided.

Methods

SCI patients less than 18 years old hospitalized in Beijing Boai Hospital from January 2011 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Information including motor function, complications, characteristic changes, self-care abilities, school attendance and social participation were collected by telephone interview and electronic questionnaire. All the answers were statistically analyzed.

Results

A total of 86 cases were enrolled, 77 girls and 9 boys, with a median injury age of 6 years and 2 months. The follow-up time was 3-130 months. The main cause of trauma in these children was sport inj

SUBMITTER: Meng YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature