Table 1.
Number of Patients in Nationwide Inpatient Samples With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States, 1993–2012
| Spinal Cord Injury as Primary Diagnosis |
Spinal Cord Injury as Any Diagnoses |
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| Year | No. of Patients | Age, Mean, y | Male, % | No. of Patients |
| 1993 | 2659 | 40.5 | 73.5 | 3279 |
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| 1994 | 2680 | 40.5 | 75.5 | 3355 |
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| 1995 | 3112 | 40.9 | 72.1 | 3895 |
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| 1996 | 2983 | 42.0 | 73.2 | 3808 |
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| 1997 | 3048 | 41.8 | 72.4 | 4094 |
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| 1998 | 2848 | 42.5 | 73.2 | 3539 |
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| 1999 | 2946 | 42.1 | 72.8 | 3867 |
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| 2000 | 2849 | 43.3 | 74.7 | 3574 |
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| 2001 | 2611 | 44.7 | 73.6 | 3248 |
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| 2002 | 3025 | 44.8 | 72.8 | 3823 |
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| 2003 | 3180 | 45.1 | 71.2 | 4050 |
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| 2004 | 3993 | 44.2 | 71.3 | 4713 |
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| 2005 | 3021 | 44.8 | 71.3 | 3770 |
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| 2006 | 3453 | 46.3 | 72.5 | 4310 |
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| 2007 | 3357 | 46.8 | 72.3 | 4180 |
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| 2008 | 3274 | 48.8 | 70.0 | 4128 |
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| 2009 | 3217 | 49.3 | 69.7 | 4183 |
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| 2010 | 4106 | 48.6 | 71.1 | 5115 |
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| 2011 | 3354 | 51.1 | 70.1 | 4373 |
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| 2012 | 3393 | 50.5 | 70.7 | 4339 |