Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury
•More than 10,000 new cases of traumatic SCI in the US each year
•More than 230,000 persons currently living with traumatic SCI in the US
•Many more cases of SCI due to diseases
–Tumors
–Infections
–Neurodegenerative
–Demyelinating
Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury. More than 10,000 persons in the United States are disabled by traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) each year. Because of medical advances that keep these persons alive, approximately 230,000 persons are currently living with traumatic SCI in the US. Many more cases of SCI are caused by diseases such as tumors, infections, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and multiple sclerosis.