Epidemiological Study of Spinal Cord Injuries in Basrah

which is a developed country with a high-income economy and a large urban population, the mean age at the time of SCI was 55.4 years, and falls accounted for only 19.1% of SCI etiology.However, falls were the leading cause of SCI in the elderly (i.e., age 60 years), accounting for 47% [12]. Methods Study design and subjectsA descriptive cross-sectional study of cases with SCI from traumatic or non-traumatic reasons who were hospitalized for rehabilitation to a dedicated hospital between 2022 and 2024.Data on demographic, injury and medical characteristics were obtained from case records.This study was approved by the department of Neurosurgery.SCI was defined as the event of a traumatic or non-traumatic lesion of neural elements in the spinal canal that resulted in temporary or permanent sensory and/or motor deficit [13].Descriptive analyses of SCI are suggested with stratification by key demographic characteristics and SCI specific characteristics (e.g., sex, age at injury, American spinal injury AIS score at admission and discharge, SCI type, and etiology) according to the international spinal cord society guidelines, where possible [14]. Statistical analysisAll analyses were performed using the IBM statistical package for