Incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury worldwide: A systematic review, data integration, and update.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This review was designed to update our earlier systematic review which evaluated both published and unpublished evidence on the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) worldwide.

Methods

We used various search methods including strategic searching, reference checking, searching for grey literature, contacting registries, authors, and organizations requesting unpublished data, browsing related websites, and hand searching key journals. The quality of included studies was evaluated by Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. Records published between April 2013 and May 2020 were added to the original systematic review.

Results

Overall, 58 resources including 45 papers, 10 SCI registry reports, 1 book, and 2 theses were retrieved. We found TS

SUBMITTER: Jazayeri SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9996445 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature