Incidence and causes of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury in Salzburg, Austria: a multi-center hospital network–based study
SCI incidence in Salzburg (9.7/100,000) was higher than earlier Austrian estimates due to inclusion of non-traumatic cases, which comprised over 80% of all SCIs. Falls and degenerative/inflammatory conditions were major contributors. Preventive strategies should address both traumatic and non-traumatic causes, and a prospective national registry is warranted.
Authors
- Aljoscha Thomschewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1811-5469)
- Wolfgang Voelckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-625X)
- LAURA SCHNETZER (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-7186)
- Georg Zimmermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-1034)
- Stefan Leis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4386-8497)
- Thomas Freude
- Eugen Trinka
- Mahdi Safdarian
Institutions
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Interface (United States) (US)
- Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (AT)
- Unfallkrankenhaus Salzburg (AT)
- Karl Landsteiner Society (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1728274
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität