Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Developing Countries from 2009 to 2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

作者：Ali Golestani, Parnian Shobeiri, Mohsen Sadeghi-Naini, Seyed Behnam Jazayeri, Seyed Farzad Maroufi, Zahra Ghodsi, Mohammad Amin Dabbagh Ohadi, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, Seyed Mohammad Ghodsi · 发表于：Neuroepidemiology · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1159/000524867 · 被引用次数：124 · 研究领域：Spinal Cord Injury Research、Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation、Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy

INTRODUCTION: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a catastrophic event with a considerable health and economic burden on individuals and countries. This study was performed to update an earlier systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological properties of TSCI in developing countries published in 2013. METHODS: Various search methods including online searching in database of EMBASE and PubMed, and hand searching were performed (2012 to May 2020). The keywords "Spinal cord injury," "epidemiology," "incidence," and "prevalence" were used. Based on the definition of developing countries by the International Monetary Fund, studies related to developing countries were included. Data selection was according to PRISMA guidelines. The quality of included studies was evaluated by Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. Results of meta-analysis were presented as pooled frequency, and forest, funnel, and drapery plots. RESULTS: We identified 47 studies from 23 developing countries. The pooled incidence of TSCI in developing countries was 22.55/million/year (95% CI: 13.52; 37.62/million/year). Males comprised 80.09% (95% CI: 78.29%; 81.83%) of TSCIs, and under 30 years patients were the most affected age group. Two leading etiologies of TSCIs were motor vehicle crashes (43.18% [95% CI: 37.80%; 48.63%]) and falls (34.24% [95% CI: 29.08%; 39.59%], respectively). The difference among the frequency of complete injury (49.47% [95% CI: 43.11%; 55.84%]) and incomplete injury...