are tetraplegic (complete or partial impairment of sensation and motor function of the lower and the upper part of the body)
of the injured individuals are paraplegic (complete or
partial impairment of sensation and motor function of the lower part of the
body)
Facts about spinal cord injury
With an average age of injury of 33 years and nearly normal life expectancy, there is a steady increase in the number of people affected, and it is estimated that around 2.8 million people live with
a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) by now.
- Each year, approximately 130.000
people survive a traumatic spinal cord
injury.- Spinal cord injury primarily affects
young adults with a ratio of four to one
male to female.
Spinal cord injury
is caused by:
50%
Vehicular
accidents
24%
Falls
17%
Other
9%
Sports
