How many SCI occur each year?
Each year
in the United States, there are about 10,000 spinal cord injuries
that people survive. Of these injuries, half result in paraplegia
and half in quadriplegia. The causes of these injuries are:
- motor
vehicle accidents (44%)
- acts
of violence (24%)
- falls
(22%)
- sports
(8%)
- other
reasons (2%)
Of those injured each year, 82% are male. The most common
age at the time of injury is 19 years old. Sports produce
a special set of risk statistics. Diving accidents cause 2/3
of spinal injuries during sports. Ninety-two percent of sports
injuries result in quadriplegia.
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