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==Overveiw==
==Overveiw==
Trauma is the main cause of acute spinal cord compression followed by compression due to metastasis. The annual incidence rates of spinal cord compression is estimated approximately to be 8-246 cases per 100,000 population. Men are more commonly affected with spinal cord compression than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1
[[Trauma]] is the main cause of acute [[spinal cord compression]] followed by compression due to [[metastasis]]. The annual incidence rates of [[spinal cord compression]] is estimated approximately to be 8-246 cases per 100,000 population. Men are more commonly affected with [[spinal cord compression]] than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1


==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Incidence===
===Incidence===
*The annual incidence rates of spinal cord compression due to trauma is estimated approximately to be 8-246 cases per 100,000 population.<ref name="pmid17684887">{{cite journal |vauthors=McKinley W, Santos K, Meade M, Brooke K |title=Incidence and outcomes of spinal cord injury clinical syndromes |journal=J Spinal Cord Med |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=215–24 |year=2007 |pmid=17684887 |pmc=2031952 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25687415">{{cite journal |vauthors=Silva GT, Bergmann A, Thuler LC |title=Incidence, associated factors, and survival in metastatic spinal cord compression secondary to lung cancer |journal=Spine J |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=1263–9 |year=2015 |pmid=25687415 |doi=10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.015 |url=}}</ref>
*The annual incidence rates of [[spinal cord compression]] due to [[trauma]] is estimated approximately to be 8-246 cases per 100,000 population.<ref name="pmid17684887">{{cite journal |vauthors=McKinley W, Santos K, Meade M, Brooke K |title=Incidence and outcomes of spinal cord injury clinical syndromes |journal=J Spinal Cord Med |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=215–24 |year=2007 |pmid=17684887 |pmc=2031952 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25687415">{{cite journal |vauthors=Silva GT, Bergmann A, Thuler LC |title=Incidence, associated factors, and survival in metastatic spinal cord compression secondary to lung cancer |journal=Spine J |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=1263–9 |year=2015 |pmid=25687415 |doi=10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.015 |url=}}</ref>
*The annual incidence rates of spinal cord compression due to cancer related in the US is approximately 20,000.
*The annual incidence rates of [[spinal cord compression]] due to [[cancer]] related in the US is approximately 20,000.
*The annual incidence rates of spinal cord compressiom due to epidural abscess in the US is approximately 2.8 cases per 10,000 hospital admissions
*The annual incidence rates of [[spinal cord compression]] due to [[epidural abscess]] in the US is approximately 2.8 cases per 10,000 hospital admissions
===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
*The annual prevalence of spinal cord compression is estimated to 236 to 1,298 per million pouplation.
*The annual prevalence of [[spinal cord compression]] is estimated to 236 to 1,298 per million population.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
===Gender===
===Gender===
Men are more commonly affected with spinal cord compression than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.
Men are more commonly affected with [[spinal cord compression]] than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.


===Race===
===Race===
There is no racial predilection to spinal cord compression.
There is no racial predilection to [[spinal cord compression]].


== References ==
== References ==

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Overveiw

Trauma is the main cause of acute spinal cord compression followed by compression due to metastasis. The annual incidence rates of spinal cord compression is estimated approximately to be 8-246 cases per 100,000 population. Men are more commonly affected with spinal cord compression than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

Prevalence

Demographics

Gender

Men are more commonly affected with spinal cord compression than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.

Race

There is no racial predilection to spinal cord compression.

References

  1. McKinley W, Santos K, Meade M, Brooke K (2007). "Incidence and outcomes of spinal cord injury clinical syndromes". J Spinal Cord Med. 30 (3): 215–24. PMC 2031952. PMID 17684887.
  2. Silva GT, Bergmann A, Thuler LC (2015). "Incidence, associated factors, and survival in metastatic spinal cord compression secondary to lung cancer". Spine J. 15 (6): 1263–9. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.015. PMID 25687415.

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