Table 4.
Causes of spinal cord injury in China.
| Study author (year) | Province | Low fall | High fall | MVCs | Struck by object | Sport related | Work accident | Assault | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li et al. (17) | Beijing | A1 | A2 | 59 (22.3%) | 49 (18.6%) | 3 (1.1%) | N | 1 (0.4%) | 43 (16.3%) |
| Zhou et al. (19) | Tianjin | 119 | 76 | 127 | 10 | 10 | N | 5 | 7 |
| Wu et al. (20)## | Tianjin | 65 (45.5%) | 6 (4.2%) | 52 (36.4%) | 7 (4.9%) | 6 (4.2%) | 3 (2.1%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.4%) |
| Ning et al. (21) | Tianjin | 327 (37.6) | 168 (19.3) | 296 (34.1) | 55 (6.3) | 2 (0.2) | 7 (0.8) | 12 (1.4) | 2 (0.2) |
| Feng et al. (22) | Tianjin | 35.2% | 16.7% | 36.4% | 5.4% | 0.4% | N | N | 5% |
| Ning et al. (24) | Chongqing | 60 | 282 | 121 | 73 | 3 | N | N | 15 |
| Yang et al. (25) | Guangdong | 20 (1.5%) | 594 (41.0%) | 506 (37.8%) | 188 (8.8%) | 18 (1.3%) | N | 116 (8.7%) | 13 (1.0%) |
| Wang et al. (26) | Anhui | 97 (12.7%) | 400 (52.6%) | 161 (21.2%) | 41 (5.4%) | N | N | N | 62 (8.1%) |
| Chen et al. (27) | Heilongjiang | 52 | 32 | 99 | 8 | 12 | N | N | 29 |
| Wu et al. (31) | Tianjin | 244 (38.7%) | 133 (17.9%) | 217 (34.4%) | 40 (6.3%) | N | N | N | 17 (2.7%) |
| Hua et al. (32) | Beijing | N | 134 (23.9%) | 287 (51.2%) | N | N | N | 17 (3.0%) | 123 (22.1%) |
| Yang et al. (33) | Guangdong | B1 | B2 | 831 (21.7%) | 746 (19.5%) | N | N | N | 1,880 (49.1%) |
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cervical spinal cord injury; A1 + A2 = 109 (41.3%); B1 + B2 = 374 (9.8%).
N, not reported; MVCs, motor vehicle collisions.