Comparative Analysis of Spinal cord injury among male and female population
Journal Title: Stanley Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To determine gender disparity in spinal cord injury, common age group affected and the type of etiology among the population considered for this study. Study Design: This is a retrospective study of comparative analysis of spinal cord injury between male and female population by reviewing medical records of patients admitted for rehabilitation for the period of 3 years starting from 2012 to 2015 at Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (GIRM), Madras Medical College Chennai. Results: Incidence of spinal cord injury is comparatively higher in male than female population with ratio being 6:1. Based on the analysis primarily affected age group is in the range of 31 to 40 years and second highest impacted age is 21-30 years in male population. Similarly primarily impacted age group is 21 to 30 years and second highest impacted age group is 41-50 years in female group. Traumatic etiology is common among both male and female. Paraplegia is found to be more prevalent than quadriplegia. Considering the non-traumatic etiology tuberculosis affecting the spine is a common factor among male and female population Conclusion: In traumatic etiology, male population in the age group of 21 to 40 is highly prone to spinal cord injuries. Similarly in female population in the age group from 21 to 30 and 41 to 50 are highly prone to spinal cord injuries. Preventive measures should be focused on these groups
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Geetha Kalpana J, Jayakumar T, Thirunavukkarasu P, Ramesh C, Kamakshi Ramarajan
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