Traumatic spinal cord injuries among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations of Saskatchewan: a prospective outcomes study | Zendy

Syed Uzair Ahmed | Zendy; Suzanne Humphreys | Zendy; Carly S. Rivers | Zendy; Melanie Jeffrey | Zendy; Daryl R. Fourney | Zendy

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Traumatic spinal cord injuries among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations of Saskatchewan: a prospective outcomes study

Author(s) -

Syed Uzair Ahmed,

Suzanne Humphreys,

Carly S. Rivers,

Melanie Jeffrey,

Daryl R. Fourney

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.012819

Subject(s) - medicine , indigenous , spinal cord injury , prospective cohort study , demography , emergency medicine , family medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , surgery , spinal cord , ecology , sociology , biology

People of Aboriginal (Indigenous) ancestry are more likely to experience traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) than other Canadians; however, outcome studies are limited. This study aims to compare Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations with acute TSCI with respect to preinjury baseline characteristics, injury severity, treatment, outcomes and length of stay.

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