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Asia
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Author
Year
N
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Geo-graphic Area
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Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Methodology used to determine incidence
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Incidence
rates by year
(results)
|
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Otom et al. 1997
N=151
|
Jordan
|
1988-1993
Patients admitted to spinal unit of hospital in Amman.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who died before hospitalization; nontraumatic SCI.
|
(total cases from 1998-1993)
/
(hospital catchment population)
|
18/million/year
|
|
Silberstein & Rabinovich 1995
N=196
|
Novosibirsk,
Russia
|
1989-1993
All in patients with SCI admitted to the Department of SCI.
|
(SCI patients over 5 years)
/
(1994 Novosibirsk population)
|
29.7/million/year
|
|
Shingu et al. 1994
N=3465
|
Japan
|
1990
Survey of nationwide institutions assumed to accept SCI patients.
Exclusion criteria:
Patients only receiving outpatient services in this year.
|
(Sum of estimated cases in each prefecture)
/
(population of Japan in 1990)
|
39.4/million/year
(Frankel levels A-D)
50.5/million/year
(Frankel levels A-E)
|
|
Shingu et al. 1995
N=9752
|
Japan
|
1990-1992
Survey of nationwide institutions assumed to accept. SCI patients.
Exclusion criteria:
Patients only receiving outpatient services in this period.
|
(sum of estimated cases in each prefecture)
/
(population of Japan from 1990-1992)
|
40.2/million/year
(Frankel levels A-D)
|
|
Yang et al. 2008
N=54,484
|
Taiwan
|
2000-2003
Spinal trauma cases in
National Health Insurance database. Spinal injury with neurological deficit:
(spinal injury incidence)* (% of total spinal injuries with neurological deficit)
Exclusion Criteria:
Subsequent admission for chronic care or other medical disorders
|
Spinal injuries:
(defined cases from 2000-2003)
/
(Average # of insurance beneficiaries from 2000-2003 using National Health
Insurance statistics)
|
614.2/million/year (spinal trauma)
174/million/year (spinal injury with neurological deficits)
|
|
Ide et al. 1993
N=92
|
Okayama Prefecture, Japan
|
1988-1989
Handicapped registration system “Law for the Welfare of the Physically Disabled”
|
(defined cases)
/
(1985 National Census data)
|
49/million/year
(all SCI)
28.6/million/year (only traumatic)
|
|
Chen et al. 1997
SCI=1,586
|
Taiwan
|
1992-1996
113 hospitals (11 medical centers, 50 regional general hospitals, 52 local general hospitals)
|
(Hospital admissions)
/
(midyear population of Taiwan area)
|
18.8/million/year (1992-1996)
24.5/million/year (1993)
19.6/million/year (1994)
18.2/million/year (1995)
17.2/million/year (1996)
|
|
Chen et al. 1985
N=560
|
Taipei,
Taiwan
|
1978-1981
All record from general hospitals in Taipei. Included all spinal cord lesions.
|
(Taipei inhabitants
with SCI)
/
(Taipei residences)
|
14.6/million/year
|
|
Lan et al. 1993
N=99
|
Hualien county, Taiwan
|
1986-1990
Treatment of traumatic SCI in 4 hospitals in Hualien county.
Exclusion Criteria:
People who died before hospitalization; nontraumatic SCI; patients with transient paralysis; non residents of Hualien.
|
(total cases from 1986-1990)
/
(average population of Hualien from 1986-1990)
|
56.1/million/year
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