Clinical characteristics and prognosis of spinal cord injury in individuals over 75 years old

To analyze the incidence and characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in geriatric population of Galicia (Spain), hospital management and functional prognosis. Comparative retrospective study. Patients admitted with acute traumatic SCI during the time period between January 2010 and Dec...

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Published in:Neurocirugía (Barcelona. Internet. English ed.) 2020-08
Main Authors: Mora-Boga, Rubén, Canosa-Hermida, Eva, Toral-Guisasola, Iris, Balboa-Barreiro, Vanessa, Salvador-de la Barrera, Sebastián, Ferreiro-Velasco, María Elena, Rodríguez-Sotillo, Antonio, Montoto-Marqués, Antonio
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:To analyze the incidence and characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in geriatric population of Galicia (Spain), hospital management and functional prognosis. Comparative retrospective study. Patients admitted with acute traumatic SCI during the time period between January 2010 and December 2016 were included. Two groups established: The elderly over and under 75 years of age, with the latter acting as a control group. Three hundred seventy-nine patients were studied (27.2% ≥75 years). The main etiology in the >75 years group were falls: 80.6%. There were 65.7% who presented incomplete spinal cord injuries with mean motor index (MI) of 44.9/100. Upon discharge, 90.8% were dependent. Hospital mortality was 34.9%. Those >75 years suffered from more cervical injuries (74.8 vs. 51.2%; p
ISSN:2529-8496
DOI:10.1016/j.neucir.2020.06.003