National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (2021) Facts and figures at a glance
- road traffic accident 40%
- falls 30%
- sports 10%
Chen et al Arch Phys Med Rehab 2016
- 80% male
- cervical (60%), thoracic (30%), lumbar (10%)
Complete Lesion
- bulbocavernosus reflex present
- no cord function below lesion
- very poor prognosis for recovery
Incomplete Lesion
- bulbocavernosus reflex present
- some cord function below lesion
- good prognosis for recovery
Vertebral Canal narrowest at T8/9
- Also area of vascular watershed