Spinal cord injury, 1999-2005
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NISU briefing no. 14Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a very debilitating injury. During the six year period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2005 there were 19,912 hospital separations in Australia which involved some form of spinal cord injury. Transport-related cases accounted for over 47% of all incident cases, while fall-related injury accounted for a further 33%. Over half (54%) of separations involved readmissions related to complications of spinal cord injuries sustained at an earlier time. The introduction of person-based linkage would allow much more complete and reliable estimation of the incidence of SCI in the community and the burden of SCI on the hospital sector and community. Authored by Henley G. Published 28 April 2009; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 124; INTERNET ONLY Download freeFull publication
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