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. 2023 Jan 30;18:72. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-03554-6

Table 5.

Analysis of the causes, segments, and degrees of injury among patients with TSCI

Etiologies ASIA scale
A (%) B (%) C (%) D (%)
Traffic accident 57 (11.66%) 62 (13.39%) 47 (10.15%) 12 (2.59%)
Low fall 33 (7.12%) 38 (8.20%) 20 (4.31%) 20 (4.31%)
High fall 29 (6.26%) 24 (5.18%) 5 (1.07%) 3 (0.64%)
Falling objects 10 (2.15%) 17 (3.67%) 8 (1.72%) 3 (0.64%)
Machinery-injury 22 (4.75%) 17 (3.67%) 11 (2.37%) 2 (0.43%)
Sport 6 (1.29%) 1 (0.21%) 9 (1.94%) 1 (0.21)
Etiologies The level of injury
Cervical cord (%) Thoracic cord (%) Lumbar cord (%) Sacral cord (%)
Traffic accident 81 (17.49%) 55 (11.78%) 30 (6.47%) 12 (2.59%)
Low fall 44 (9.50%) 31 (6.69%) 28 (6.04%) 8 (1.72%)
High fall 35 (7.55%) 21 (4.53%) 5 (1.07%) 0 (0.00%)
Falling objects 10 (2.15%) 15 (3.23%) 12 (2,59%) 1 (2.15%)
Machinery-injury 14 (3.02%) 19 (4.10%) 16 (3.45%) 3 (0.64%)
Sport 7 (1.51%) 5 (1.07%) 8 (1.72%) 3 (0.64%)