Current status of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by traffic accident in Northern China

This study investigates traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) resulting from motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) in Northern China between 2010 and 2019. Data from 649 cases was analyzed, focusing on factors like age, gender, injury level, vehicle type, and accident cause, to understand the characteristics of these injuries. The study found that passenger cars and collisions were the most common factors, with cervical and thoracic injuries being prevalent, and tetraplegia being slightly more frequent than paraplegia.

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  Passenger cars were the most common vehicles involved in accidents, accounting for 65.1% of cases.
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  Collision was identified as the leading cause of MVC-induced TSCI, accounting for 35.8% of cases.
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  Cervical injuries were most frequent (51.6%), followed by thoracic injuries (42.2%), with C3–C7 being the most common fracture levels for vehicle occupants and T11–L2 for pedestrians.